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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Detroit, MI

The median fast food and counter workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $29,590 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,058 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$28,170
Median percentile
$29,590
75th percentile
$33,950
90th percentile
$36,140

Based on 42,430 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

$24,698 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,590
Federal income tax−$1,371
Social Security + Medicare−$2,264
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,258
Monthly take-home$2,058
Every two weeks$950

Does it go far here?

$29,502Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

All fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan