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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Michigan

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Michigan earns $56,160 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,743 a month.

10th percentile
$38,560
25th percentile
$48,700
Median percentile
$56,160
75th percentile
$67,150
90th percentile
$78,200

Based on 4,050 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

$44,918 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,160
Federal income tax−$4,559
Social Security + Medicare−$4,296
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,387
Monthly take-home$3,743
Every two weeks$1,728

Does it go far here?

$58,368Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
30%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan