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Security Guards salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median security guards in Battle Creek, MI earns $37,200 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,541 a month.

10th percentile
$30,620
25th percentile
$34,320
Median percentile
$37,200
75th percentile
$45,060
90th percentile
$47,180

Based on 280 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

$30,489 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,200
Federal income tax−$2,284
Social Security + Medicare−$2,846
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,581
Monthly take-home$2,541
Every two weeks$1,173

Does it go far here?

$41,086Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
38%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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