Paycheck Atlas

Life Scientists, All Other salary in Michigan

The median life scientists, all other in Michigan earns $63,960 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,238 a month.

10th percentile
$63,960
25th percentile
$63,960
Median percentile
$63,960
75th percentile
$83,180
90th percentile
$97,630

Based on 90 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

$50,854 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,960
Federal income tax−$5,495
Social Security + Medicare−$4,893
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,718
Monthly take-home$4,238
Every two weeks$1,956

Does it go far here?

$66,475Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,129 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$417,760
Psychiatrists$291,850
Chief Executives$255,560
Nurse Anesthetists$247,010
Family Medicine Physicians$214,070
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,650
Pediatricians, General$204,690
Dentists, General$169,930

All life scientists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan