How much do Dishwashers make in Jackson, MI?

Percentile spread

For Dishwashers, the published 10th percentile is $25,960 and the 90th percentile is $35,450. The difference is $9,490, which is 31.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $27,680 to the 75th at $34,050, covers $6,370.

The mean annual wage is $31,010, which sits above the median of $30,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MI median is 12.6% lower than the national median of $34,810 for Dishwashers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,145, which is 4.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the Michigan median of $31,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MI is 91.779, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dishwashers at $33,145 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dishwashers. Jackson, MI ranks 11th of 38 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $34,440 and employment of 510. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,140, against $33,145 here.
• Battle Creek, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $32,080 and employment of 160. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,431, against $33,145 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $33,130 and employment of 490. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,877, against $33,145 here.

Employment share

Dishwashers accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MI (170 of 55,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (477,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.