Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,738
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$24,592
24.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,353
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
$99,330
Kept after tax
$74,738
Worth in national money
$79,353
State rank
3
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Michigan pays this job a middle wage of $99,330, ranking 3 of 48 states and sitting about 24.26% above the national middle.
- Within Michigan this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 69 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $99,330 the take-home is $74,738; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $79,353 would nationally. The average comes to $104,810, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Michigan's median for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary is $99,330, about 24.26% above the national figure and 3 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Michigan publishes a median for, mathematical science teachers, postsecondary sits 69 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Michigan, on $99,330, is $74,738 — equivalent to $79,353 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 $104,810 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $174,260 |
| This salary | $99,330 |
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 | $74,738 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,709 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,644 |
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 | $93,686 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,271 |
| 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 $99,330. The published range is $45,310 up to $174,260, 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 $74,738, worked from $99,330. 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 69 of 493.
- Two cautions on $79,353, the adjusted value of that $99,330 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Michigan. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 69 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,310 to $174,260. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Michigan take-home of $74,738, on $99,330 for work ranking 69 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 69 of 493 in the state.
- This $79,353 adjusted figure, worked from $99,330, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 69 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 69 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $104,810 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $45,310 and the top tenth $174,260 — 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 $79,353 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $74,738 of this wage survives to your account.
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 $104,810. 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 ($45,310) and the ninetieth ($174,260) 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 $79,353 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 $74,738 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.