Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Median annual salary
$38,210
+8% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$46,371
cost index 82.4 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lansing-East Lansing, MI
| 10th percentile | $26,870 |
| 25th percentile | $30,280 |
| Median (50th) | $38,210 |
| 75th percentile | $59,600 |
| 90th percentile | $64,040 |
| Mean | $45,170 |
| Employed in metro | 2,710 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Lansing-East Lansing, MI earns a median of $38,210 per year. That is 8% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Lansing-East Lansing, MI has a cost index of 82.4 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $46,371 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $72,550, median gross rent $1,086/mo, and the median home value $216,700. See the full Lansing-East Lansing, MI cost-of-living profile.