Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan

Is Michigan a good place for you to work as a Waiter or Waitress?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan is growing faster than average.

• Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Waiters and Waitresses Work in Michigan?

80,880 people worked as Waiters and Waitresses in 2018 in this state.

There were 81,030 Waiters and Waitresses employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 34,020 Waiters and Waitresses working in it, which means Michigan has more Waiters and Waitresses than average.

Job Projections for Michigan

Jobs for Waiters and Waitresses in this state are growing at a rate of 6.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.0%.

Michigan Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 15,760 annual Waiters and Waitresses job openings in Michigan, and 83,930 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 522,700 annual jobs and 2,783,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Waiters and Waitresses Make in Michigan?

In 2018 wages for Waiters and Waitresses ranged from $19,280 to $36,020 with $20,020 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.27 to $17.32. The median hourly rate was $9.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.41 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.22.

The median salary in Michigan is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Michigan Metros for Waiters and Waitresses

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Waiters and Waitresses.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35,750	$19,850
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	8,690	$25,520
Ann Arbor, MI	3,860	$20,120
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	3,800	$19,910
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	3,130	$21,350
Flint, MI	2,510	$20,000
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	2,300	$20,400
Saginaw, MI	1,790	$19,970
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	1,760	$19,820
Muskegon, MI	1,350	$20,180
Monroe, MI	970	$20,120
Jackson, MI	920	$20,200
Battle Creek, MI	880	$20,850
Bay City, MI	590	$19,710
Midland, MI	350	$19,730

Top States for Waiters and Waitresses Employment

View the list below to see where most Waiters and Waitresses work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	286,930	$25,090
Texas	216,670	$19,210
Florida	211,860	$19,620
New York	167,250	$28,410
Pennsylvania	98,970	$22,850
Ohio	94,720	$19,490
Illinois	83,910	$19,410
North Carolina	82,600	$19,140
Georgia	81,920	$18,500
Michigan	80,880	$20,020
Virginia	72,420	$20,030
Massachusetts	66,250	$27,020
New Jersey	58,820	$25,480
Washington	54,770	$27,720
Tennessee	53,200	$18,290
Minnesota	50,490	$22,360
Colorado	50,390	$21,230
Indiana	49,530	$19,210
Arizona	48,830	$23,370
Missouri	48,060	$19,080

Below are the states where Waiters and Waitresses get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$48,860
Vermont	$31,880
District of Columbia	$30,240
New York	$28,410
Washington	$27,720
Massachusetts	$27,020
New Jersey	$25,480
California	$25,090
Oregon	$24,130
Rhode Island	$23,980

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.