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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median special education teachers, middle school in Battle Creek, MI earns $77,460 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,003 a month.

10th percentile
$44,100
25th percentile
$51,360
Median percentile
$77,460
75th percentile
$89,340
90th percentile
$89,350

Based on 30 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

$60,031 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,460
Federal income tax−$8,211
Social Security + Medicare−$5,926
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,292
Monthly take-home$5,003
Every two weeks$2,309

Does it go far here?

$85,552Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
19%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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