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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Michigan City, IN

The median fast food and counter workers in Michigan City-La Porte, IN earns $28,250 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,002 a month.

10th percentile
$21,810
25th percentile
$23,420
Median percentile
$28,250
75th percentile
$33,790
90th percentile
$35,250

Based on 1,520 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

$24,026 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,250
Federal income tax−$1,215
Social Security + Medicare−$2,161
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$848
Monthly take-home$2,002
Every two weeks$924

Does it go far here?

$30,813Median pay in Michigan City, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.7 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($976 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan City, IN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$95,370
Registered Nurses$82,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,240
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,050
Office Clerks, General$41,480
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$41,060
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,820
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,170

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