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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Detroit, MI

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $35,100 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,408 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$31,370
Median percentile
$35,100
75th percentile
$38,430
90th percentile
$45,710

Based on 280 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

$28,891 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,100
Federal income tax−$2,032
Social Security + Medicare−$2,685
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,492
Monthly take-home$2,408
Every two weeks$1,111

Does it go far here?

$34,996Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
50%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 food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan