What is the prevailing wage for a Starbucks barista in the Midwest right now to help me retain my best retail staff?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What is the prevailing wage for a Starbucks barista in the Midwest right now to help me retain my best retail staff?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
2026 Starbucks barista hourly pay Midwest job postings wages Illinois Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska Google ↗
BLS Occupational Employment Wage Statistics baristas Midwest hourly wage 2025 2026 Google ↗
- Barista salary data: $15.00–$16.00/hr · headcountlabs.com
- barista - Store# 14512, ROUND LAKE BEACH-RTE 83 & HOOK · illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov
- Barista - Store# CENTRAL & 47TH Job - Starbucks - Chicago, IL (Hiring Now) · monster.com
- Starbucks barista - Store# 57233, APPLETON & MIDWAY in Menasha, WI | 1297985756 · snagajob.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Starbucks barista hourly pay Midwest job postings wages Illinois Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
BLS Occupational Employment Wage Statistics baristas Midwest hourly wage 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 |