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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median automotive service technicians and mechanics in Battle Creek, MI earns $47,720 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,208 a month.

10th percentile
$33,090
25th percentile
$38,590
Median percentile
$47,720
75th percentile
$64,100
90th percentile
$77,490

Based on 340 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,495 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,720
Federal income tax−$3,546
Social Security + Medicare−$3,651
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,028
Monthly take-home$3,208
Every two weeks$1,481

Does it go far here?

$52,705Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

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