Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,802
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$17,958
22.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,618
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
$79,760
Kept after tax
$61,802
Worth in national money
$65,618
State rank
11
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $79,760, which ranks 11 of 46 states with published figures. That is about 20.36% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Michigan reports, this job comes in at 122 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $79,760 you keep $61,802 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $65,618 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $74,550.
- Michigan ranks 11 of 46 states publishing a median for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists, at $79,760 — about 20.36% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ranks 122 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.
- Retained pay in Michigan is $61,802 after the full tax stack, from $79,760. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $65,618 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $74,550 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $55,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,180 |
| This salary | $79,760 |
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 | $61,802 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,941 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,211 |
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 | $75,298 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,672 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $79,760 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $55,900 and the ninetieth is $83,180 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $61,802, from $79,760, 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 122 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 $65,618 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 122.
- The Michigan median of $79,760 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $55,900 to $83,180. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,802 from $79,760. 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 122 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,618, worked from $79,760, 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 122 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $74,550, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $55,900 at the bottom tenth to $83,180 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 $65,618 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 $61,802.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $74,550. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($55,900 to $83,180) 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 $65,618 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 $61,802 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.