Psychiatric Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,260
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$7,880
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,438
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
$43,140
Kept after tax
$35,260
Worth in national money
$37,438
State rank
27
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan sits in the middle of the pack for psychiatric technicians. The median is $43,140, ranking 27 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Michigan, this one sits low: 391 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $43,140 you keep $35,260, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $37,438 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $46,530, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan occupies the middle band for psychiatric technicians: a median of $43,140, ranking 27 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Psychiatric technicians occupies position 391 of 493 in Michigan's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for psychiatric technicians on $43,140 is $35,260. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $37,438 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 $46,530 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Psychiatric Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $72,550 |
| This salary | $43,140 |
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 | $35,260 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,843 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$476 |
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 | $41,170 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$576 |
| 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 $43,140. The published range is $36,630 up to $72,550, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $35,260, from $43,140, 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 391 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 $37,438 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 391.
- Reported values are medians; for psychiatric technicians in Michigan the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,630 to $72,550. 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 $35,260 from $43,140. 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 391 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,438, worked from $43,140, 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 391 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $46,530, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $36,630 at the bottom tenth to $72,550 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $37,438 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 $35,260 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 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 $46,530. 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 ($36,630) and the ninetieth ($72,550) 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 $37,438 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 $35,260 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.