First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,785
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$15,385
21.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,292
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$72,170
Kept after tax
$56,785
Worth in national money
$60,292
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Michigan pays this job a middle wage of $72,170, 35 of 51 states and about 3.06% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 161 among 493 occupations Michigan publishes pay for.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $72,170 the take-home is $56,785; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $60,292 would nationally. The average comes to $73,570, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Michigan's $72,170 median for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers places it 35 of 51 states, about 3.06% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 161 of 493 in Michigan places first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Michigan, on $72,170, is $56,785 — equivalent to $60,292 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $73,570 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,770 |
| This salary | $72,170 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Michigan | $56,785 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,602 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,043 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $68,166 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,440 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $72,170 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,330 and the ninetieth is $101,770 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $56,785, worked from $72,170. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 161 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $60,292, the adjusted value of that $72,170 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 161 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $72,170 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,330 to $101,770. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Michigan take-home of $56,785, on $72,170 for work ranking 161 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 161 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $60,292 — the adjusted value of that $72,170 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 161 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $47,330 and the top tenth $101,770 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Michigan sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $60,292 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Michigan's own levy, $56,785 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($47,330) and the ninetieth ($101,770) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $60,292 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $56,785 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.