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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median fast food and counter workers in Battle Creek, MI earns $28,100 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,963 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$27,360
Median percentile
$28,100
75th percentile
$32,030
90th percentile
$35,990

Based on 1,500 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

$23,556 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,100
Federal income tax−$1,200
Social Security + Medicare−$2,150
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,194
Monthly take-home$1,963
Every two weeks$906

Does it go far here?

$31,036Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

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