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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Michigan

The median cooks, fast food in Michigan earns $29,460 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,050 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$27,300
Median percentile
$29,460
75th percentile
$30,880
90th percentile
$37,240

Based on 14,340 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$24,599 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,460
Federal income tax−$1,355
Social Security + Medicare−$2,254
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,252
Monthly take-home$2,050
Every two weeks$946

Does it go far here?

$30,618Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,129 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$417,760
Psychiatrists$291,850
Chief Executives$255,560
Nurse Anesthetists$247,010
Family Medicine Physicians$214,070
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,650
Pediatricians, General$204,690
Dentists, General$169,930

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