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Since people like Cinder, Hazel, and Tyrian work under and are subservient to Salem, it's safe to conclude that Salem must be vastly more powerful than any of them. Cinder alone could obliterate Michael with her Maiden powers. If you watched Amber vs. CEM and Cinder vs Raven, it's clear that the Maiden powers are incredibly useful. You said Myers survived getting shot at, stabbed, and ran over by a vehicle. Those things are absolutely nothing compared to the damage Cinder has dealt out. Cinder can shoot fire balls, hover above the grounnd, freeze people/objects, and suvive taken 10+ hits and getting crushed by gears. The Maiden powers are simply magic at its most powerful, and it's insulting to Maidens to be compared to a mere human who survives getting ran over.

And those are just the powers of the Maidens. Cinder, who is incredibly powerful, is subservient to Salem. Watch the Tyrian vs Qrow fight again Kaijufan2000. Tyrian's fighting skill and movement speed are incredible, and I doubt that Myers could match that. Tyrian is so skilled, yet he grovels at Salem's feet and calls her a goddess, so we can infer that she is much, much stronger than him. Raven, who is even more powerful than Cinder, is absolutely terrified of Salem. Salem's powers haven't been revealed as of Volume 5, but I think she will easily become the most powerful character is RWBY once we find out, and that's saying a lot because there's characters in RWBY who can moves objects with their mind, live forever, and basically become Hulk.

Here's another thing to keep in mind: Salem is immortal. She's lived for hundreds of years presumably, and during that time she hasn't died. Ozpin told everyone that his reincarnation was a curse for not being able to kill Salem. We've seen that Ozpin is extremely skilled himself and was once the wizard who created the Maidens, and he hasn't been able to kill Salem. No human, esepcially a single killer like Michael who doesn't have a semblance or use aura could be able to kill Salem alone.

No matter how much you like Michael Myers, RWBY is a world full of magic, semblances, and fighting skill beyond what a simple human serial killer could ever do. Salem would undoubtedly win.