Library Assistants, Clerical in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,693
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$5,817
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,465
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
$34,510
Kept after tax
$28,693
Worth in national money
$30,465
State rank
32
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Michigan pays library assistants, clerical around $34,510 at the midpoint, 32 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 493 occupations Michigan publishes, library assistants, clerical lands at 469. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $34,510 the take-home is $28,693; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $30,465 would nationally. The average comes to $34,580, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For library assistants, clerical the Michigan median is $34,510, ranking 32 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Michigan, this work ranks 469 of 493 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for library assistants, clerical in Michigan, on $34,510, is $28,693 — equivalent to $30,465 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 $34,580 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Library Assistants, Clerical
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,060 |
| This salary | $34,510 |
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 | $28,693 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,909 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$314 |
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 | $32,997 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$379 |
| 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 $34,510. The published range is $27,170 up to $44,060, 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 $28,693, worked from $34,510. 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 469 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,465, the adjusted value of that $34,510 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 469 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for library assistants, clerical in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $27,170 to $44,060. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Michigan take-home of $28,693, on $34,510 for work ranking 469 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 469 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $30,465 — the adjusted value of that $34,510 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 469 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,170 at the bottom tenth to $44,060 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $30,465 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Michigan adds its own income tax on top — which is why $28,693 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,170 to $44,060) 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 $30,465 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 $28,693 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.