Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Median annual salary
$37,490
+6% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$40,973
cost index 91.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
| 10th percentile | $25,960 |
| 25th percentile | $28,770 |
| Median (50th) | $37,490 |
| 75th percentile | $59,530 |
| 90th percentile | $64,210 |
| Mean | $45,080 |
| Employed in metro | 29,210 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns a median of $37,490 per year. That is 6% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has a cost index of 91.5 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $40,973 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,664, median gross rent $1,207/mo, and the median home value $249,700. See the full Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI cost-of-living profile.