Pay and cost of living in Macomb County, MI
Across the 76 occupations we cover in Macomb County, MI, the middle median salary is $58,235 a year. Pay runs from $29,590 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $170,040 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $140,450. Wages come from the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Macomb County, MI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,167 a month and a two-bedroom $1,459. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,331 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $52,375 a year, and every one of the 76 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Macomb County, MI
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Macomb County, MI, set beside the Michigan and national medians.
Median household income in Macomb County, MI is $77,837, 7% above the Michigan median of $72,875 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($14,004) equals 18.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $58,235, is 25% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Macomb County, MI pay a median of $3,404 a year in real estate taxes, 17% above the Michigan median of $2,904. With a median home value of $243,900, 5% above the Michigan median of $231,600, the ratio of the two medians is 1.40% a year.
Renters in Macomb County, MI pay a median gross rent of $1,211 a month in the Census survey, 7% above the Michigan median of $1,129. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,167; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Macomb County, MI who travel to a workplace spend an average of 26.3 minutes each way, 9% above the Michigan average of 24.2. 13.4% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.