Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Niles, MI

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Niles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,330 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Niles earn between $29,120 and $57,480.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Niles

On the average salary of $43,960, a single filer in Niles takes home about $35,880 a year, or $2,990 a month and $1,380 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 Niles a good place for waiters and waitresses? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Niles area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $43,960 buys what about $47,591 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Niles ($45,980). A typical home costs $282,443, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Michigan cities

Niles ranks 12th 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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Related jobs in Niles

• Bartenders$45,280 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$32,090 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,770 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$62,300 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,220 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$36,720 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,350 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$33,240 a year

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