Social and Community Service Managers in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,596
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$19,904
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,647
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
$85,500
Kept after tax
$65,596
Worth in national money
$69,647
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Michigan pays this job a middle wage of $85,500, ranking 13 of 51 states and sitting about 6.36% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Michigan reports, this job comes in at 96 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $85,500 you keep $65,596 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $69,647 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $87,900, since top earners drag the number up.
- Michigan's median for social and community service managers is $85,500, about 6.36% above the national figure and 13 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Social and community service managers ranks 96 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 $65,596 after the full tax stack, from $85,500. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $69,647 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $87,900 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Social and Community Service Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $127,910 |
| This salary | $85,500 |
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 | $65,596 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,979 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,338 |
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 | $80,691 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,848 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of social and community service managers in Michigan earn under $85,500 and half over. The published range runs $53,100 at the tenth percentile to $127,910 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $65,596 take-home in Michigan comes from $85,500. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 96 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $69,647, the adjusted value of that $85,500 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 96 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for social and community service managers in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $53,100 to $127,910; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $65,596, from $85,500, assumes a single Michigan filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 96 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $69,647 — the adjusted value of that $85,500 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 96 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $53,100 at the bottom tenth to $127,910 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 $69,647 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Michigan's own levy, $65,596 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($53,100) and the ninetieth ($127,910) 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 $69,647 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 $65,596 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.