Receptionists and Information Clerks in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,945
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$6,525
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,856
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
$37,470
Kept after tax
$30,945
Worth in national money
$32,856
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Michigan is 24 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $37,470. 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, this job ranks 433. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $37,470 the take-home is $30,945; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $32,856 would nationally. The average comes to $38,480, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Michigan ranks 24 of 51 for receptionists and information clerks at $37,470. 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, receptionists and information clerks ranks 433 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 receptionists and information clerks in Michigan, on $37,470, is $30,945 — equivalent to $32,856 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 $38,480 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Receptionists and Information Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,280 |
| This salary | $37,470 |
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 | $30,945 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,287 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$369 |
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 | $35,800 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$447 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $37,470 as a midpoint for Michigan, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,480 and the ninetieth is $48,280 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $30,945, from $37,470, 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 433 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $32,856, the adjusted value of that $37,470 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 433 of 493 in the state.
- The Michigan median of $37,470 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,480 to $48,280. 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 $30,945 from $37,470. 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 433 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $32,856 — the adjusted value of that $37,470 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 433 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,480 at the bottom tenth to $48,280 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $32,856 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $30,945 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 ($29,480 to $48,280) 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 $32,856 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 $30,945 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.