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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Michigan

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Michigan earns $36,900 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,522 a month.

10th percentile
$30,080
25th percentile
$34,490
Median percentile
$36,900
75th percentile
$41,810
90th percentile
$48,530

Based on 1,660 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

$30,261 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,900
Federal income tax−$2,248
Social Security + Medicare−$2,823
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,568
Monthly take-home$2,522
Every two weeks$1,164

Does it go far here?

$38,351Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
45%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 mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan