Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$33,540avg. a year
$16.12 an hour · 6,740 employed
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $33,540 a year. That is about the same as the Michigan average of $33,580. The U.S. average is $34,230.
$30,760Median pay
$16.12Average hourly
-0%vs. Michigan average
6,740Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
1510 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$36,120
$17.37 an hour
2290 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$35,780
$17.20 an hour
3100 jobs
Midland, MI
$34,710
$16.69 an hour
4170 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$34,700
$16.68 an hour
51,670 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$34,460
$16.57 an hour
6470 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$33,780
$16.24 an hour
7260 jobs
Niles, MI
$33,240
$15.98 an hour
8340 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$33,220
$15.97 an hour
9150 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$32,730
$15.74 an hour
10110 jobs
Monroe, MI
$32,620
$15.69 an hour
11160 jobs
Jackson, MI
$32,220
$15.49 an hour
1260 jobs
Bay City, MI
$32,170
$15.47 an hour
13360 jobs
Flint, MI
$32,090
$15.43 an hour
14200 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$31,850
$15.31 an hour
15500 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$28,610
$13.76 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Dishwashers | $33,560 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $31,710 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $30,860 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $45,080 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $38,640 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $42,930 |
Questions and answers
How much do dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $33,540 a year, and the median is $30,760. About 6,740 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is about the same as the Michigan average of $33,580.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.01 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-9011. Metro area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.