Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,633
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$7,997
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,834
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
$43,630
Kept after tax
$35,633
Worth in national money
$37,834
State rank
15
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $43,630, which ranks 15 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 10.09% above the national middle.
- Within Michigan this is lower-paid work. Of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 389. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $43,630 you keep $35,633 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $37,834 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $43,490.
- Michigan ranks 15 of 50 states publishing a median for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers, at $43,630 — about 10.09% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Against every occupation Michigan reports, helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ranks 389 of 493, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay in Michigan is $35,633 after the full tax stack, from $43,630. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,834 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $43,490 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,000 |
| This salary | $43,630 |
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 | $35,633 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,237 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$486 |
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 | $41,634 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$587 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Michigan earn less than $43,630. The published range is $31,220 up to $57,000, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $35,633, from $43,630, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 389 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,834 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 389.
- Reported values are medians; for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,220 to $57,000. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,633 from $43,630. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 389 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,834, worked from $43,630, 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 389 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,220 at the bottom tenth to $57,000 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $37,834 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, $35,633 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,220 to $57,000) 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 $37,834 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 $35,633 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.