Packers and Packagers, Hand in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,324
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$6,016
17.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,135
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
$35,340
Kept after tax
$29,324
Worth in national money
$31,135
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 32 of 51 states for packers and packagers, hand, with a middle wage of $35,340. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Michigan this is lower-paid work. Of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, packers and packagers, hand ranks 458. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $35,340 the take-home is $29,324; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $31,135 would nationally. The average comes to $35,950, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Michigan ranks 32 of 51 for packers and packagers, hand at $35,340. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Michigan reports, packers and packagers, hand ranks 458 of 493, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for packers and packagers, hand in Michigan, on $35,340, is $29,324 — equivalent to $31,135 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 $35,950 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Packers and Packagers, Hand
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,860 |
| This salary | $35,340 |
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 | $29,324 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,576 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$329 |
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 | $33,783 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$398 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,340 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,400 and the ninetieth is $43,860 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $29,324, worked from $35,340. 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 458 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $31,135 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 458.
- The Michigan median of $35,340 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,400 to $43,860. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Michigan take-home of $29,324, on $35,340 for work ranking 458 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 458 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $31,135, worked from $35,340, 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 458 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,400 at the tenth percentile, $43,860 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 $31,135 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 $29,324.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,400 to $43,860) 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 $31,135 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 $29,324 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.