Occupational Therapists in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,511
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$21,399
23.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,742
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
$89,910
Kept after tax
$68,511
Worth in national money
$72,742
State rank
45
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Michigan pays occupational therapists a middle wage of $89,910, 45 of 51 states and about 10.39% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Michigan. It ranks 89 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 $89,910 the take-home is $68,511; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $72,742 would nationally. The average lands at $89,150, below the middle of the range.
- Michigan's $89,910 median for occupational therapists places it 45 of 51 states, about 10.39% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Within Michigan, occupational therapists ranks 89 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 occupational therapists in Michigan, on $89,910, is $68,511 — equivalent to $72,742 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 $89,150 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Occupational Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $89,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,720 |
| This salary | $89,910 |
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 | $68,511 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $72,082 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,435 |
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 | $84,835 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,983 |
| 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 $89,910. The published range is $66,580 up to $105,720, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $68,511, from $89,910, 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 89 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 $72,742 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 89.
- Reported values are medians; for occupational therapists in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $66,580 to $105,720. 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 $68,511 from $89,910. 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 89 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $72,742, worked from $89,910, 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 89 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $66,580 at the tenth percentile, $105,720 at the ninetieth.
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 $72,742 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 $68,511 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($66,580 to $105,720) 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 $72,742 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 $68,511 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.