diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
index f75ed5a387..f7971a5fbe 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ bool Mcp4461Component::increase_wiper_(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper) {
     return false;
   }
   if (this->reg_[wiper_idx].state == 256) {
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "%s", "Maximum wiper level reached, further increase of wiper %" PRIu8 " prohibited", wiper_idx);
+    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Maximum wiper level reached, further increase of wiper %" PRIu8 " prohibited", wiper_idx);
     return false;
   }
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Increasing wiper %" PRIu8 "", wiper_idx);
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ bool Mcp4461Component::decrease_wiper_(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper) {
     return false;
   }
   if (this->reg_[wiper_idx].state == 0) {
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "%s", "Minimum wiper level reached, further decrease of wiper %" PRIu8 " prohibited", wiper_idx);
+    ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Minimum wiper level reached, further decrease of wiper %" PRIu8 " prohibited", wiper_idx);
     return false;
   }
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Decreasing wiper %" PRIu8 "", wiper_idx);
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.h b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.h
index fe7560650d..06fd22e843 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Mcp4461Wiper : public output::FloatOutput, public Parented<Mcp4461Componen
   void write_state(float state) override;
   Mcp4461Component *parent_;
   Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper_;
-  uint16_t state_;
+  float state_;
   optional<uint16_t> initial_value_;
 };