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Medical Assistants salary in Monroe, MI

The median medical assistants in Monroe, MI earns $36,150 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,474 a month.

10th percentile
$31,540
25th percentile
$35,060
Median percentile
$36,150
75th percentile
$42,970
90th percentile
$45,760

Based on 270 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

$29,690 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,150
Federal income tax−$2,158
Social Security + Medicare−$2,765
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,536
Monthly take-home$2,474
Every two weeks$1,142

Does it go far here?

$38,666Median pay in Monroe, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.5 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,059 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Monroe, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,690
Registered Nurses$82,170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,030
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Office Clerks, General$41,540
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,520
Waiters and Waitresses$38,780
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$36,870

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