Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$70,388
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$22,362
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$74,735
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
$92,750
Kept after tax
$70,388
Worth in national money
$74,735
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 26 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $92,750. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Michigan reports, this job comes in at 85 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $92,750 you keep $70,388, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $74,735 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $95,320, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan ranks 26 of 51 for network and computer systems administrators at $92,750. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Network and computer systems administrators ranks 85 of 493 occupations by median in Michigan, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for network and computer systems administrators on $92,750 is $70,388. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $74,735 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $95,320 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Network and Computer Systems Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,900 |
| This salary | $92,750 |
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 | $70,388 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,080 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,498 |
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 | $87,503 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,069 |
| 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 $92,750. The published range is $63,100 up to $133,900, 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 $70,388, worked from $92,750. 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 85 of 493.
- Two cautions on $74,735, the adjusted value of that $92,750 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 85 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for network and computer systems administrators in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $63,100 to $133,900. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Michigan take-home of $70,388, on $92,750 for work ranking 85 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 85 of 493 in the state.
- This $74,735 adjusted figure, worked from $92,750, 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 85 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 85 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $63,100 at the bottom tenth to $133,900 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $74,735 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $70,388.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($63,100) and the ninetieth ($133,900) 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 $74,735 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 $70,388 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.