How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Saginaw, MI?

Percentile spread

For Waiters and Waitresses, the published 10th percentile is $25,960 and the 90th percentile is $62,860. The difference is $36,900, which is 93.6% 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 $29,520 to the 75th at $51,450, covers $21,930.

The mean annual wage is $43,890, which sits above the median of $39,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Saginaw, MI median is 11.9% higher than the national median of $35,230 for Waiters and Waitresses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,382, which is 23.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% higher than the Michigan median of $37,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Saginaw, MI is 90.891, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Waiters and Waitresses at $43,382 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. Saginaw, MI ranks 8th of 27 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).).

• Bay City, MI is 26 miles away, with a median of $40,500 and employment of 570. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,060, against $43,382 here.
• Midland, MI is 27 miles away, with a median of $37,750 and employment of 430. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,068, against $43,382 here.
• Flint, MI is 28 miles away, with a median of $44,030 and employment of 2,120. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,327, against $43,382 here.

Employment share

Waiters and Waitresses accounts for 1.8% of wage-and-salary employment in Saginaw, MI (1,470 of 80,000). Nationally the occupation is 1.5% of employment (2,270,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.26 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.