Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary

Median Salary
$35,360
per year
Hourly Rate
$17.00
per hour
Employment
293,900
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$28,030
25th percentile
$31,190
Median
$35,360
75th percentile
$38,500
90th percentile
$46,120

💰 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New York$39,370+11.3%
California$39,010+10.3%
Colorado$38,900+10.0%
Washington$38,870+9.9%
Alaska$38,090+7.7%
District of Columbia$37,920+7.2%
Hawaii$37,920+7.2%
Maine$37,680+6.6%
Vermont$37,540+6.2%
North Dakota$36,910+4.4%
Massachusetts$36,750+3.9%
New Hampshire$36,710+3.8%
Maryland$36,650+3.6%
Oregon$36,620+3.6%
New Jersey$36,390+2.9%
Nevada$36,030+1.9%
Minnesota$36,000+1.8%
Connecticut$35,950+1.7%
New Mexico$35,740+1.1%
Arizona$35,390+0.1%
Virginia$35,090-0.8%
Illinois$35,080-0.8%
Rhode Island$34,860-1.4%
Wisconsin$34,670-2.0%
Michigan$34,260-3.1%
Idaho$34,220-3.2%
Florida$33,930-4.0%
Pennsylvania$33,300-5.8%
Wyoming$33,090-6.4%
Kentucky$32,200-8.9%
Montana$32,090-9.2%
South Dakota$31,980-9.6%
Indiana$31,840-10.0%
Missouri$31,840-10.0%
South Carolina$31,740-10.2%
Nebraska$31,540-10.8%
Georgia$31,530-10.8%
North Carolina$31,460-11.0%
Delaware$31,430-11.1%
Tennessee$30,670-13.3%
Ohio$30,440-13.9%
Utah$30,170-14.7%
West Virginia$30,170-14.7%
Iowa$30,110-14.8%
Texas$29,300-17.1%
Kansas$29,040-17.9%
Alabama$29,000-18.0%
Oklahoma$28,490-19.4%
Arkansas$27,600-21.9%
Mississippi$27,250-22.9%
Louisiana$27,200-23.1%

🏙️ Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$62,960+78.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,210+30.7%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,030+27.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,710+26.4%
Napa, CA$41,850+18.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41,090+16.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$40,640+14.9%
Ithaca, NY$40,240+13.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$40,180+13.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,850+12.7%
Lawton, OK$39,720+12.3%
Anchorage, AK$39,550+11.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$39,120+10.6%
Goldsboro, NC$38,980+10.2%
Boulder, CO$38,930+10.1%
Vallejo, CA$38,910+10.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$38,740+9.6%
Salinas, CA$38,660+9.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,460+8.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,350+8.5%
Vineland, NJ$38,350+8.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,260+8.2%
Bozeman, MT$38,210+8.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$38,200+8.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,150+7.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,140+7.9%
Modesto, CA$38,010+7.5%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$37,860+7.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$37,860+7.1%
Bend, OR$37,790+6.9%
Yuba City, CA$37,660+6.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,540+6.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,540+6.2%
Great Falls, MT$37,530+6.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,480+6.0%
Chico, CA$37,400+5.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,380+5.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,330+5.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,280+5.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$37,230+5.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$37,230+5.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$37,210+5.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$37,200+5.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$37,140+5.0%
Longview-Kelso, WA$37,140+5.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,120+5.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$37,080+4.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$37,070+4.8%
Saginaw, MI$37,030+4.7%
Bismarck, ND$37,010+4.7%
Grand Junction, CO$36,900+4.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,890+4.3%
Pueblo, CO$36,860+4.2%
Fresno, CA$36,770+4.0%
Syracuse, NY$36,770+4.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$36,720+3.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,720+3.8%
Battle Creek, MI$36,710+3.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$36,690+3.8%
Lexington Park, MD$36,650+3.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$36,650+3.6%
Greeley, CO$36,570+3.4%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$36,520+3.3%
Bellingham, WA$36,450+3.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,420+3.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$36,250+2.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,190+2.3%
Walla Walla, WA$36,170+2.3%
Williamsport, PA$36,170+2.3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,160+2.3%
Madison, WI$36,110+2.1%
Yakima, WA$36,070+2.0%
Binghamton, NY$36,060+2.0%
Glens Falls, NY$36,030+1.9%
New Haven, CT$35,940+1.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$35,880+1.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,850+1.4%
Sheboygan, WI$35,850+1.4%
Worcester, MA$35,790+1.2%
Rochester, NY$35,780+1.2%
Redding, CA$35,740+1.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,740+1.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,710+1.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$35,690+0.9%
Visalia, CA$35,680+0.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,670+0.9%
Rochester, MN$35,630+0.8%
El Centro, CA$35,590+0.7%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$35,580+0.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,550+0.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$35,540+0.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,520+0.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$35,310-0.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$35,190-0.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$35,170-0.5%
Albuquerque, NM$35,160-0.6%
Traverse City, MI$35,070-0.8%
Asheville, NC$35,040-0.9%
Pittsfield, MA$35,020-1.0%
Winchester, VA-WV$35,000-1.0%
Kingston, NY$34,980-1.1%
Springfield, MA$34,970-1.1%
Richmond, VA$34,960-1.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,950-1.2%
Mansfield, OH$34,940-1.2%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$34,940-1.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$34,900-1.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$34,880-1.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$34,870-1.4%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$34,850-1.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$34,830-1.5%
Wilmington, NC$34,810-1.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,800-1.6%
Springfield, IL$34,800-1.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$34,780-1.6%
Mankato, MN$34,760-1.7%
Grants Pass, OR$34,730-1.8%
Green Bay, WI$34,730-1.8%
Salem, OR$34,720-1.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$34,710-1.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$34,700-1.9%
Reno, NV$34,690-1.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$34,630-2.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$34,630-2.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$34,620-2.1%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$34,580-2.2%
Bangor, ME$34,560-2.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$34,530-2.3%
Boise City, ID$34,510-2.4%
St. Cloud, MN$34,510-2.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$34,500-2.4%
Medford, OR$34,490-2.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$34,480-2.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$34,480-2.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$34,450-2.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$34,430-2.6%
Jacksonville, FL$34,410-2.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$34,370-2.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$34,340-2.9%
Gainesville, FL$34,310-3.0%
Kenosha, WI$34,300-3.0%
Appleton, WI$34,280-3.1%
Salisbury, MD$34,260-3.1%
Charlottesville, VA$34,250-3.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,190-3.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$34,170-3.4%
Midland, TX$34,160-3.4%
Yuma, AZ$34,120-3.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$34,060-3.7%
Bowling Green, KY$34,040-3.7%
Lynchburg, VA$34,010-3.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,010-3.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$34,000-3.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$33,970-3.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$33,970-3.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$33,970-3.9%
Cheyenne, WY$33,960-4.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$33,860-4.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$33,830-4.3%
Albany, OR$33,790-4.4%
Chambersburg, PA$33,790-4.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$33,790-4.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$33,750-4.6%
Wausau, WI$33,750-4.6%
Decatur, IL$33,710-4.7%
Peoria, IL$33,700-4.7%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,690-4.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$33,670-4.8%
Fond du Lac, WI$33,640-4.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$33,620-4.9%
Minot, ND$33,600-5.0%
Eau Claire, WI$33,570-5.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$33,560-5.1%
Corvallis, OR$33,560-5.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$33,550-5.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,550-5.1%
Bloomington, IL$33,540-5.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$33,540-5.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$33,540-5.1%
State College, PA$33,540-5.1%
York-Hanover, PA$33,500-5.3%
Terre Haute, IN$33,400-5.5%
Spartanburg, SC$33,390-5.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$33,380-5.6%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$33,300-5.8%
Gainesville, GA$33,180-6.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$33,150-6.3%
Lebanon, PA$33,040-6.6%
Kokomo, IN$32,860-7.1%
Grand Island, NE$32,820-7.2%
Columbia, MO$32,800-7.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$32,770-7.3%
Sandusky, OH$32,710-7.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$32,610-7.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$32,470-8.2%
Kankakee, IL$32,430-8.3%
Bay City, MI$32,370-8.5%
Columbus, IN$32,340-8.5%
Erie, PA$32,300-8.7%
Dubuque, IA$32,270-8.7%
Columbus, OH$32,250-8.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$32,170-9.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$32,150-9.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$32,070-9.3%
Roanoke, VA$32,010-9.5%
Tucson, AZ$32,010-9.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$31,960-9.6%
Ames, IA$31,840-10.0%
Niles, MI$31,840-10.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$31,840-10.0%
St. George, UT$31,840-10.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$31,780-10.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,730-10.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$31,710-10.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$31,710-10.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$31,710-10.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$31,680-10.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$31,670-10.4%
Rockford, IL$31,670-10.4%
Jacksonville, NC$31,460-11.0%
Columbia, SC$31,400-11.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$31,370-11.3%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,330-11.4%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$31,290-11.5%
Ocala, FL$31,280-11.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$31,250-11.6%
Akron, OH$31,210-11.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$31,200-11.8%
Dover, DE$31,200-11.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$31,160-11.9%
Springfield, MO$31,130-12.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$31,120-12.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$31,080-12.1%
Reading, PA$30,810-12.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$30,790-12.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,740-13.1%
Lancaster, PA$30,660-13.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$30,650-13.3%
Cleveland, TN$30,640-13.3%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$30,600-13.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$30,590-13.5%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$30,570-13.5%
Billings, MT$30,550-13.6%
Muncie, IN$30,510-13.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$30,430-13.9%
Tulsa, OK$30,430-13.9%
Birmingham, AL$30,370-14.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$30,370-14.1%
Evansville, IN$30,360-14.1%
Cleveland, OH$30,350-14.2%
Charleston, WV$30,330-14.2%
Jefferson City, MO$30,210-14.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$30,210-14.6%
Huntsville, AL$30,180-14.6%
Missoula, MT$30,120-14.8%
Savannah, GA$30,100-14.9%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$30,090-14.9%
Jackson, MI$30,090-14.9%
Lima, OH$30,080-14.9%
Toledo, OH$30,060-15.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,990-15.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,940-15.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,800-15.7%
Tallahassee, FL$29,770-15.8%
Virgin Islands$29,760-15.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$29,750-15.9%
Fayetteville, NC$29,730-15.9%
Flint, MI$29,710-16.0%
El Paso, TX$29,680-16.1%
Lubbock, TX$29,660-16.1%
Tuscaloosa, AL$29,640-16.2%
Owensboro, KY$29,600-16.3%
Mobile, AL$29,560-16.4%
Casper, WY$29,550-16.4%
Warner Robins, GA$29,530-16.5%
Homosassa Springs, FL$29,500-16.6%
Lincoln, NE$29,480-16.6%
Florence, SC$29,470-16.7%
Sebring, FL$29,470-16.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29,460-16.7%
Rome, GA$29,400-16.9%
Farmington, NM$29,380-16.9%
Ogden, UT$29,360-17.0%
Springfield, OH$29,360-17.0%
Iowa City, IA$29,350-17.0%
Albany, GA$29,280-17.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$29,280-17.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$29,230-17.3%
Decatur, AL$29,220-17.4%
Waco, TX$29,220-17.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$29,210-17.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$29,200-17.4%
Knoxville, TN$29,100-17.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,050-17.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$29,030-17.9%
Amarillo, TX$29,020-17.9%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$28,960-18.1%
Jackson, MS$28,940-18.2%
Tyler, TX$28,920-18.2%
Montgomery, AL$28,860-18.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$28,790-18.6%
Johnstown, PA$28,760-18.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$28,760-18.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,750-18.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$28,740-18.7%
Burlington, NC$28,670-18.9%
Gettysburg, PA$28,520-19.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$28,520-19.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$28,510-19.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,430-19.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$28,360-19.8%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$28,140-20.4%
Jackson, TN$27,950-21.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$27,910-21.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$27,890-21.1%
Altoona, PA$27,860-21.2%
Lafayette, LA$27,860-21.2%
Valdosta, GA$27,810-21.4%
Sherman-Denison, TX$27,770-21.5%
Jonesboro, AR$27,740-21.5%
Odessa, TX$27,730-21.6%
Hot Springs, AR$27,600-21.9%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$27,580-22.0%
Dalton, GA$27,570-22.0%
Clarksville, TN-KY$27,510-22.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,490-22.3%
Greenville, NC$27,370-22.6%
Abilene, TX$27,340-22.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$27,330-22.7%
Wichita Falls, TX$27,080-23.4%
Johnson City, TN$27,050-23.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$27,040-23.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$26,890-24.0%
Longview, TX$26,790-24.2%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$26,780-24.3%
Topeka, KS$26,670-24.6%
Logan, UT-ID$26,650-24.6%
Lawrence, KS$26,550-24.9%
Hammond, LA$26,450-25.2%
Dothan, AL$26,000-26.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$25,970-26.6%
Monroe, LA$25,690-27.3%
Lake Charles, LA$25,590-27.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$25,470-28.0%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$25,070-29.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$24,770-29.9%
Wichita, KS$24,190-31.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$24,120-31.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$23,920-32.4%
Ponce, PR$23,770-32.8%
Alexandria, LA$22,410-36.6%
Puerto Rico$21,840-38.2%
Mayaguez, PR$21,840-38.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,840-38.2%
Manhattan, KS$21,660-38.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.