SOC 35-9011 · Flint, MI metro

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Salary in Flint, MI

The average salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Flint, Michigan is $32,090 a year ($15.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,950: half of the 360 people in this job in the Flint, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

$32,090average per year

$15.43 / hourMedian $28,950Take-home ≈ $26,584

  • $26K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

360people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#14 of 15Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay range in Flint

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,350 or more. The middle half of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Flint earn between $27,640 and $36,360.

  • $26K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,090$2,674$15.43
Median$28,950$2,412$13.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,640$2,303$13.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,360$3,030$17.48

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Flint vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Flint earn 4% less than the Michigan average ($33,580) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($34,230). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $33,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Flint$32,090$28,950$25,960$43,350360
Michigan$33,580$30,390$25,960$44,18013,050
United States$34,230$33,980$21,300$46,570542,750

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary after taxes in Flint

On the average salary of $32,090, a single filer in Flint takes home about $26,584 a year, or $2,215 a month and $1,022 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

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Is Flint a good place for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Flint area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.0), so the average $32,090 buys what about $34,493 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Flint ($45,880). A typical home costs $197,858, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in other Michigan cities

Flint ranks 14th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($36,120).

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,640).

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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Flint: questions

How much do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make an hour in Flint?

$15.43 an hour on average, and $13.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers salary in Flint?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers take-home pay in Flint?

About $26,584 a year ($2,215 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,090. Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

Do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn more in Flint than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,230).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-9011; area Flint, MI (22420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.77, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.77).

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