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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Columbus, IN

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Columbus, IN earns $27,670 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,964 a month.

10th percentile
$18,800
25th percentile
$22,190
Median percentile
$27,670
75th percentile
$30,750
90th percentile
$36,380

Based on 120 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

$23,566 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,670
Federal income tax−$1,157
Social Security + Medicare−$2,117
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$830
Monthly take-home$1,964
Every two weeks$906

Does it go far here?

$29,752Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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