Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Jackson, MI

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,840 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Jackson earn between $29,560 and $58,160.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Jackson

On the average salary of $45,050, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $36,317 a year, or $3,026 a month and $1,397 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

Is Jackson a good place for waiters and waitresses? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jackson area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $45,050 buys what about $49,085 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($47,760). A typical home costs $227,287, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Michigan cities

Jackson ranks 6th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Grand Rapids pays the most ($47,040).

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Highest-paying cities for waiters and waitresses

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($87,210).

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• Bartenders$42,770 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$31,460 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,930 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$60,520 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,380 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,380 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$36,700 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$32,280 a year

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