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Fast Food and Counter Workers Salary in Michigan

What Fast Food and Counter Workers earn in Michigan, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 11 counties.

Average in MI
$29,034
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
28 of 44
published states
Workers in state
104,460
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
11 counties

Pay by labor market in Michigan

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay by wage area in Michigan
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$29,590$24,893$3,562Wayne County, MI
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28,240$23,866$159Kent County, MI

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ionia County, MI$28,240$23,866$5,187
2Montcalm County, MI$28,240$23,866$4,527
3Barry County, MI$28,240$23,866$4,047
4Wayne County, MI$29,590$24,893$3,562
5Oakland County, MI$29,590$24,893$3,562
6Macomb County, MI$29,590$24,893$3,562
7St. Clair County, MI$29,590$24,893$3,562
8Lapeer County, MI$29,590$24,893$3,562
9Livingston County, MI$29,590$24,893$2,074
10Ottawa County, MI$28,240$23,866$255
11Kent County, MI$28,240$23,866$159

Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Michigan

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan is $29,034, based on 104,460 workers. Among the 44 states with published data, that ranks number 28. The BLS national median for the occupation is $31,200, so Michigan averages 6.9% below it.

Inside Michigan, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $29,590 in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area and the lowest is $28,240 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, a difference of $1,350 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan

We compare 11 Michigan counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ionia County, MI leaves the largest yearly margin, $5,187. Kent County, MI leaves the smallest, $159. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 11 counties.

Fast Food and Counter Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers are California ($42,322), Washington ($37,254), Colorado ($35,674) and New Hampshire ($35,519).

Frequently asked questions: Fast Food and Counter Workers in Michigan

How much do Fast Food and Counter Workers earn in Michigan?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $29,034, from $28,240 to $29,590 depending on the labor market.

Which Michigan county is best for Fast Food and Counter Workers?

Ionia County, MI leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($5,187). Montcalm County, MI follows at $4,527.