Cashiers Salary in Michigan

Cashiers in Michigan have a median of $29,740 a year, below the national $32,880 (−10%); the state ranks 34th of 51 states by median. That is 40% less than the median across all occupations in Michigan ($49,270). Among neighbouring states, Wisconsin pays more (up to $30,880 in Wisconsin) and Indiana and Ohio pay less (down to $29,260 in Ohio). Michigan employs 92,930 cashiers, 21.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 11th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.06 is close to the national share.

Michigan vs the United States, May 2025

Cashiers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Michigan and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MichiganHourly$12.82$13.50$14.30$16.48$17.58$15.1092,93021.101.06
Annual$26,660$28,080$29,740$34,280$36,560$31,410
United StatesHourly$11.79$13.81$15.81$17.47$19.43$15.953,089,410––
Annual$24,530$28,720$32,880$36,330$40,410$33,180
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k10th10th: $26,660$26,66025th25th: $28,080$28,080MedianMedian: $29,740$29,74075th75th: $34,280$34,28090th90th: $36,560$36,560US median
Michigan annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
34th of 51 states
Rank by employment
11th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.06
Jobs per 1,000
21.10

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Michigan's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Michigan

16 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Michigan publish a row for cashiers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Ann Arbor, MI$15.56$32,370$27,640$37,9504,51020.521.03
Traverse City, MI$14.87$30,920$26,990$36,8901,85027.031.36
Battle Creek, MI$14.56$30,280$26,520$36,2901,39025.511.28
Midland, MI$14.56$30,280$27,220$36,45066017.820.90
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$14.47$30,090$27,070$37,05037,91019.911.00
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$14.39$29,930$26,970$36,7204,17019.200.97
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$14.36$29,880$27,040$36,4709,67016.160.81
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$14.34$29,820$26,660$36,5602,17017.780.89
Niles, MI$14.21$29,550$25,960$36,2501,61026.921.35
Flint, MI$14.13$29,380$25,960$35,3103,56026.331.33
Jackson, MI$14.12$29,370$26,910$35,1001,69030.241.52
Monroe, MI$14.10$29,320$25,960$36,3201,22029.941.51
Saginaw, MI$14.09$29,300$25,960$35,5302,00024.981.26
Bay City, MI$14.01$29,150$25,960$35,84091026.971.36
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$13.93$28,970$22,760$36,2402,82021.391.08
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$13.74$28,590$25,960$35,3801,89030.371.53
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$13.89$28,900$26,140$35,8004,31036.631.84
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$13.80$28,700$26,120$35,6103,49025.861.30
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$13.74$28,580$25,960$35,9003,39030.341.53
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$13.51$28,100$26,430$35,1004,81031.511.59

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Michigan$14.30$29,74092,9301.06
Indiana$14.26$29,67068,3501.07
Ohio$14.07$29,260103,0200.93
Wisconsin$14.85$30,88065,3801.12

See the national page for Cashiers (every state ranked) and the Michigan wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Michigan estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.