Information Security Analysts in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$79,299
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$26,931
25.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,196
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
$106,230
Kept after tax
$79,299
Worth in national money
$84,196
State rank
32
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 32 of 48 states for this job, with a middle wage of $106,230. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Michigan. It ranks 46 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $106,230 the take-home is $79,299; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $84,196 would nationally. The average comes to $111,160, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Michigan ranks 32 of 48 for information security analysts at $106,230. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Michigan, information security analysts ranks 46 of 493 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for information security analysts in Michigan, on $106,230, is $79,299 — equivalent to $84,196 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 $111,160 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Information Security Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $106,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $165,730 |
| This salary | $106,230 |
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 | $79,299 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $83,563 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,796 |
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 | $100,169 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,482 |
| 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 $106,230. The published range is $64,150 up to $165,730, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $79,299, worked from $106,230. 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 46 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $84,196 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 46.
- Reported values are medians; for information security analysts in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $64,150 to $165,730. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Michigan take-home of $79,299, on $106,230 for work ranking 46 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 46 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $84,196, worked from $106,230, 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 46 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $111,160, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $64,150, the highest tenth $165,730, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Michigan is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $84,196 in national terms.
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 $79,299.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Michigan is $111,160. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($64,150) and the ninetieth ($165,730) 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 $84,196 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 $79,299 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.