SOC 35-9021 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro

Dishwashers Salary in Lansing, MI

The average salary for dishwashers in Lansing, Michigan is $33,160 a year ($15.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,130: half of the 490 people in this job in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($34,691).

$33,160average per year

$15.94 / hourMedian $33,130Take-home ≈ $27,388

  • $26K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

490people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dishwashers pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,640 or more. The middle half of dishwashers in Lansing earn between $27,780 and $36,370.

  • $26K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$33,160$2,763$15.94
Median$33,130$2,761$15.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,780$2,315$13.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,370$3,031$17.49

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

Dishwashers salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $33,160, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $27,388 a year, or $2,282 a month and $1,053 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 Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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Is Lansing a good place for dishwashers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $33,160 buys what about $34,909 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dishwashers salary in other Michigan cities

Lansing ranks 3rd of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($33,780).

All Dishwashers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for dishwashers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($46,880).

Dishwashers salary by city

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Dishwashers salary in Lansing: questions

How much do dishwashers make an hour in Lansing?

$15.94 an hour on average, and $15.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dishwashers salary in Lansing?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dishwashers take-home pay in Lansing?

About $27,388 a year ($2,282 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $33,160. Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

Do dishwashers earn more in Lansing than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($34,691).

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 35-9021; area Lansing-East Lansing, MI (29620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 Lansing's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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