Funeral Attendants in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,355
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$6,025
17.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,168
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
$35,380
Kept after tax
$29,355
Worth in national money
$31,168
State rank
27
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan sits in the middle of the pack for funeral attendants. The median is $35,380, ranking 27 of 48 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Michigan, this one sits low: 457 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,380 you keep $29,355 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $31,168 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $35,720, since top earners drag the number up.
- Michigan occupies the middle band for funeral attendants: a median of $35,380, ranking 27 of 48. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Funeral attendants occupies position 457 of 493 in Michigan's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Michigan is $29,355 after the full tax stack, from $35,380. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $31,168 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $35,720 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Funeral Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,480 |
| This salary | $35,380 |
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 | $29,355 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,608 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$330 |
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 | $33,821 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$399 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of funeral attendants in Michigan earn under $35,380 and half over. The published range runs $28,880 at the tenth percentile to $46,480 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $29,355 take-home in Michigan comes from $35,380. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 457 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $31,168 uses one figure for the whole of Michigan. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 457.
- Figures are distribution medians for funeral attendants in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,880 to $46,480; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $29,355, from $35,380, assumes a single Michigan filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 457 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 48 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $31,168, worked from $35,380, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Michigan address, on work sitting at 457 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $28,880 and the top tenth $46,480, so most people doing this work in Michigan sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $31,168.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Michigan then takes its own share, leaving $29,355.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($28,880 to $46,480) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Michigan rather than a national figure.
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 $31,168 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 $29,355 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.