Surveying and Mapping Technicians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,739
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$9,601
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,255
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
$50,340
Kept after tax
$40,739
Worth in national money
$43,255
State rank
37
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for surveying and mapping technicians is on the low side in Michigan. The middle earner gets $50,340. That is 37 of 50 states, and about 7.19% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 295.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $50,340 the take-home is $40,739; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,255 would nationally. The average comes to $57,040, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For surveying and mapping technicians, Michigan sits in the lower band at $50,340, ranking 37 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 7.19%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, surveying and mapping technicians sits at 295 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for surveying and mapping technicians in Michigan, on $50,340, is $40,739 — equivalent to $43,255 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 $57,040 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Surveying and Mapping Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,650 |
| This salary | $50,340 |
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 | $40,739 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,628 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$612 |
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 | $47,989 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$740 |
| 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 surveying and mapping technicians in Michigan earn under $50,340 and half over. The published range runs $40,440 at the tenth percentile to $78,650 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Michigan's $40,739, worked from $50,340. 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 295 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,255, the adjusted value of that $50,340 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 295 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for surveying and mapping technicians in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,440 to $78,650; 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.
- The Michigan take-home of $40,739, on $50,340 for work ranking 295 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 295 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $43,255 — the adjusted value of that $50,340 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 295 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 $57,040, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $40,440, the highest tenth $78,650, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $43,255 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 $40,739 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $57,040. 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 ($40,440) and the ninetieth ($78,650) 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 $43,255 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 $40,739 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.