Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,680 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Kalamazoo earn between $29,980 and $58,520.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $44,590, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $36,359 a year, or $3,030 a month and $1,398 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Kalamazoo area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.8), so the average $44,590 buys what about $47,016 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 8th 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).

Waiters and Waitresses salary by city

Related jobs in Kalamazoo

• Bartenders$45,050 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,240 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,020 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$64,040 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,270 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$37,230 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,150 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$33,220 a year

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