Waiters and Waitresses Salary

Median Salary
$35,230
per year
Hourly Rate
$16.94
per hour
Employment
2,270,910
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$18,100
25th percentile
$27,750
Median
$35,230
75th percentile
$47,110
90th percentile
$64,720

💰 Waiters and Waitresses Salary by State

StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$62,390+77.1%
Vermont$59,140+67.9%
Washington$56,130+59.3%
Oregon$48,410+37.4%
District of Columbia$47,850+35.8%
New York$47,020+33.5%
New Jersey$44,960+27.6%
Colorado$44,860+27.3%
Virginia$44,760+27.1%
Arizona$43,950+24.8%
Maine$43,370+23.1%
Massachusetts$38,460+9.2%
New Hampshire$38,430+9.1%
Connecticut$37,770+7.2%
Michigan$37,760+7.2%
New Mexico$36,920+4.8%
Delaware$36,880+4.7%
Maryland$36,750+4.3%
Ohio$36,700+4.2%
Florida$36,150+2.6%
Kansas$36,120+2.5%
California$36,080+2.4%
Rhode Island$35,420+0.5%
West Virginia$35,380+0.4%
Pennsylvania$34,690-1.5%
Nebraska$33,770-4.1%
North Carolina$32,150-8.7%
Illinois$31,200-11.4%
Utah$31,150-11.6%
North Dakota$30,890-12.3%
Idaho$30,050-14.7%
Wisconsin$29,670-15.8%
Kentucky$29,660-15.8%
Missouri$29,400-16.5%
South Dakota$28,990-17.7%
Indiana$28,480-19.2%
Tennessee$27,760-21.2%
Alabama$26,840-23.8%
Nevada$26,410-25.0%
Alaska$26,310-25.3%
Minnesota$25,470-27.7%
Arkansas$24,680-29.9%
Wyoming$23,920-32.1%
Montana$23,370-33.7%
Texas$23,240-34.0%
Mississippi$21,370-39.3%
Iowa$21,000-40.4%
Georgia$18,700-46.9%
South Carolina$18,370-47.9%
Oklahoma$17,910-49.2%
Louisiana$15,080-57.2%

🏙️ Waiters and Waitresses Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$82,550+134.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$61,620+74.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI$60,250+71.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$57,280+62.6%
Walla Walla, WA$56,730+61.0%
Bellingham, WA$56,700+60.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$55,270+56.9%
Longview-Kelso, WA$54,870+55.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$54,780+55.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$53,060+50.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$53,000+50.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$51,460+46.1%
Bend, OR$50,480+43.3%
Medford, OR$50,440+43.2%
Boulder, CO$49,870+41.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$49,820+41.4%
Yakima, WA$49,060+39.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48,980+39.0%
Grants Pass, OR$48,950+38.9%
Salem, OR$48,720+38.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$48,560+37.8%
Syracuse, NY$47,640+35.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$47,610+35.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,530+34.9%
Albany, OR$47,440+34.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$47,360+34.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$46,950+33.3%
Santa Fe, NM$46,640+32.4%
Binghamton, NY$46,600+32.3%
Corvallis, OR$46,600+32.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,580+32.2%
Greeley, CO$46,480+31.9%
Kingston, NY$46,440+31.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$46,230+31.2%
Elmira, NY$46,160+31.0%
Ithaca, NY$46,090+30.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,040+30.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$45,950+30.4%
Bangor, ME$45,610+29.5%
Pueblo, CO$45,500+29.2%
Rochester, NY$45,310+28.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$44,920+27.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$44,760+27.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$44,070+25.1%
Charlottesville, VA$44,030+25.0%
Flint, MI$44,030+25.0%
Glens Falls, NY$43,900+24.6%
Grand Junction, CO$43,730+24.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$43,130+22.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$42,930+21.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$42,930+21.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$41,920+19.0%
Traverse City, MI$41,380+17.5%
Bay City, MI$40,500+15.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$40,230+14.2%
Jackson, MI$39,920+13.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$39,650+12.5%
Saginaw, MI$39,430+11.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,270+11.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$39,020+10.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$38,860+10.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,820+10.2%
Monroe, MI$38,780+10.1%
Las Cruces, NM$38,670+9.8%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$38,590+9.5%
Richmond, VA$38,470+9.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$38,430+9.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$38,380+8.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,210+8.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$38,160+8.3%
Niles, MI$38,130+8.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$38,070+8.1%
Albuquerque, NM$38,050+8.0%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$37,910+7.6%
New Haven, CT$37,900+7.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$37,880+7.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,760+7.2%
Midland, MI$37,750+7.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$37,680+7.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$37,670+6.9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$37,550+6.6%
Columbus, OH$37,490+6.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,490+6.4%
Roanoke, VA$37,380+6.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$37,370+6.1%
Wichita, KS$37,300+5.9%
Lawrence, KS$37,230+5.7%
Farmington, NM$37,210+5.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$37,200+5.6%
Napa, CA$37,130+5.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$37,080+5.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,070+5.2%
Charleston, WV$36,900+4.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,890+4.7%
Worcester, MA$36,840+4.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$36,830+4.5%
Vineland, NJ$36,800+4.5%
Lynchburg, VA$36,780+4.4%
Lima, OH$36,720+4.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$36,670+4.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$36,670+4.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,660+4.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$36,660+4.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$36,650+4.0%
Jacksonville, FL$36,630+4.0%
Vallejo, CA$36,610+3.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,600+3.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$36,570+3.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,530+3.7%
Tucson, AZ$36,490+3.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$36,430+3.4%
Battle Creek, MI$36,370+3.2%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$36,370+3.2%
Punta Gorda, FL$36,360+3.2%
Virgin Islands$36,340+3.2%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$36,340+3.2%
Cleveland, OH$36,260+2.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,250+2.9%
Lewiston, ID-WA$36,240+2.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$36,210+2.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,170+2.7%
Springfield, MA$36,170+2.7%
Akron, OH$36,150+2.6%
Toledo, OH$36,140+2.6%
Yuma, AZ$36,120+2.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$36,080+2.4%
Lincoln, NE$36,080+2.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,070+2.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$36,060+2.4%
Springfield, OH$36,060+2.4%
Dover, DE$36,030+2.3%
Pittsfield, MA$35,950+2.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$35,930+2.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$35,850+1.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$35,850+1.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$35,840+1.7%
Boise City, ID$35,830+1.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,750+1.5%
Lexington Park, MD$35,550+0.9%
Salinas, CA$35,540+0.9%
Morgantown, WV$35,480+0.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$35,470+0.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,440+0.6%
Homosassa Springs, FL$35,410+0.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$35,410+0.5%
Gainesville, FL$35,400+0.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$35,340+0.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$35,290+0.2%
State College, PA$35,280+0.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,270+0.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$35,260+0.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$35,230+0.0%
Mansfield, OH$35,170-0.2%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$35,160-0.2%
Topeka, KS$35,090-0.4%
Salisbury, MD$35,080-0.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$35,070-0.5%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$34,990-0.7%
Sebring, FL$34,960-0.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$34,950-0.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$34,910-0.9%
Modesto, CA$34,910-0.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$34,910-0.9%
Ocala, FL$34,890-1.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$34,860-1.1%
Tallahassee, FL$34,850-1.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,800-1.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$34,630-1.7%
Sandusky, OH$34,610-1.8%
Ogden, UT$34,570-1.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$34,470-2.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$34,460-2.2%
Asheville, NC$34,450-2.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,320-2.6%
Chico, CA$34,320-2.6%
El Centro, CA$34,320-2.6%
Fresno, CA$34,320-2.6%
Merced, CA$34,320-2.6%
Redding, CA$34,320-2.6%
Visalia, CA$34,320-2.6%
Yuba City, CA$34,320-2.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$34,290-2.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$34,260-2.8%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$34,080-3.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$34,020-3.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$33,910-3.7%
York-Hanover, PA$33,750-4.2%
Beckley, WV$33,650-4.5%
Manhattan, KS$33,140-5.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$32,320-8.3%
Bismarck, ND$32,310-8.3%
Lancaster, PA$32,190-8.6%
Gettysburg, PA$31,390-10.9%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$31,300-11.2%
Bloomington, IL$31,200-11.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$31,200-11.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$31,200-11.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200-11.4%
Decatur, IL$31,200-11.4%
Kankakee, IL$31,200-11.4%
Peoria, IL$31,200-11.4%
Rockford, IL$31,200-11.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,200-11.4%
Springfield, IL$31,200-11.4%
Minot, ND$30,930-12.2%
Madison, WI$30,910-12.3%
Reading, PA$30,760-12.7%
Idaho Falls, ID$30,740-12.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$30,740-12.7%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$30,690-12.9%
Wilmington, NC$30,610-13.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$30,490-13.5%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$30,490-13.5%
Appleton, WI$30,370-13.8%
Logan, UT-ID$30,350-13.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$30,330-13.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$30,330-13.9%
Lebanon, PA$30,300-14.0%
Jefferson City, MO$30,280-14.1%
Elizabethtown, KY$30,270-14.1%
St. George, UT$30,260-14.1%
Pocatello, ID$30,200-14.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,180-14.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$30,060-14.7%
Chambersburg, PA$30,030-14.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$30,020-14.8%
Sheboygan, WI$29,980-14.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$29,920-15.1%
Grand Island, NE$29,840-15.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$29,840-15.3%
Owensboro, KY$29,790-15.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$29,770-15.5%
Eau Claire, WI$29,720-15.6%
Green Bay, WI$29,610-16.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$29,550-16.1%
Fayetteville, NC$29,520-16.2%
Kenosha, WI$29,480-16.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$29,390-16.6%
Springfield, MO$29,350-16.7%
Burlington, NC$29,330-16.7%
Williamsport, PA$29,320-16.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$29,310-16.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$29,280-16.9%
Columbia, MO$29,250-17.0%
Wausau, WI$29,060-17.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$29,050-17.5%
Rapid City, SD$29,020-17.6%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$28,990-17.7%
Fond du Lac, WI$28,980-17.7%
Jacksonville, NC$28,870-18.1%
Bowling Green, KY$28,810-18.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$28,740-18.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,710-18.5%
Twin Falls, ID$28,710-18.5%
Greenville, NC$28,680-18.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$28,650-18.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600-18.8%
Erie, PA$28,590-18.8%
Evansville, IN$28,550-19.0%
Bloomington, IN$28,540-19.0%
Goldsboro, NC$28,530-19.0%
Kokomo, IN$28,420-19.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$28,420-19.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$28,380-19.4%
Johnstown, PA$28,280-19.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$28,260-19.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,210-19.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$28,110-20.2%
Knoxville, TN$28,100-20.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$28,060-20.4%
Huntsville, AL$27,990-20.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$27,820-21.0%
Birmingham, AL$27,670-21.5%
Altoona, PA$27,630-21.6%
Morristown, TN$27,370-22.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$27,260-22.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$27,110-23.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$27,080-23.1%
Decatur, AL$27,010-23.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$26,930-23.6%
Rocky Mount, NC$26,900-23.6%
Casper, WY$26,870-23.7%
Mobile, AL$26,860-23.8%
Cheyenne, WY$26,790-24.0%
Carson City, NV$26,670-24.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$26,530-24.7%
Terre Haute, IN$26,520-24.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$26,470-24.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$26,430-25.0%
Bozeman, MT$26,380-25.1%
Montgomery, AL$26,360-25.2%
Columbus, IN$26,340-25.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$26,290-25.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$26,210-25.6%
Anchorage, AK$26,080-26.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$25,990-26.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$25,920-26.4%
Reno, NV$25,700-27.1%
Jonesboro, AR$24,680-29.9%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$24,640-30.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$24,610-30.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$24,550-30.3%
Dothan, AL$24,520-30.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$24,250-31.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$24,240-31.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24,160-31.4%
Rochester, MN$24,060-31.7%
Gadsden, AL$24,030-31.8%
Muncie, IN$23,720-32.7%
Midland, TX$23,700-32.7%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$23,680-32.8%
Hot Springs, AR$23,550-33.2%
St. Cloud, MN$23,520-33.2%
Mankato, MN$23,330-33.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR$23,330-33.8%
Cleveland, TN$23,300-33.9%
Missoula, MT$23,210-34.1%
Duluth, MN-WI$23,150-34.3%
Helena, MT$23,020-34.7%
Waco, TX$23,010-34.7%
Wichita Falls, TX$22,980-34.8%
Billings, MT$22,940-34.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$22,910-35.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$22,820-35.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$22,800-35.3%
Puerto Rico$22,790-35.3%
Amarillo, TX$22,710-35.5%
Ames, IA$22,710-35.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$22,600-35.9%
Odessa, TX$22,600-35.9%
Lubbock, TX$22,560-36.0%
Abilene, TX$22,520-36.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22,400-36.4%
Tyler, TX$22,370-36.5%
Victoria, TX$22,330-36.6%
Great Falls, MT$22,270-36.8%
Ponce, PR$22,260-36.8%
Longview, TX$22,240-36.9%
Arecibo, PR$22,140-37.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$22,080-37.3%
Johnson City, TN$22,070-37.4%
Iowa City, IA$22,030-37.5%
Laredo, TX$22,020-37.5%
El Paso, TX$21,870-37.9%
Aguadilla, PR$21,840-38.0%
Guayama, PR$21,840-38.0%
Mayaguez, PR$21,840-38.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$21,830-38.0%
Clarksville, TN-KY$21,790-38.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$21,670-38.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$21,490-39.0%
Jackson, MS$21,440-39.1%
San Angelo, TX$21,230-39.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$21,090-40.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$21,010-40.4%
Rome, GA$20,980-40.4%
Savannah, GA$20,830-40.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$20,800-41.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$20,650-41.4%
Jackson, TN$20,490-41.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$20,410-42.1%
Guam$20,320-42.3%
Dubuque, IA$20,060-43.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$19,950-43.4%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$19,830-43.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$19,340-45.1%
Warner Robins, GA$19,070-45.9%
Valdosta, GA$18,510-47.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$18,460-47.6%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$18,390-47.8%
Spartanburg, SC$18,370-47.9%
Tulsa, OK$18,350-47.9%
Albany, GA$18,330-48.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$18,250-48.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$18,200-48.3%
Gainesville, GA$17,980-49.0%
Dalton, GA$17,930-49.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$17,830-49.4%
Columbia, SC$17,810-49.4%
Hinesville, GA$17,640-49.9%
Florence, SC$17,460-50.4%
Sumter, SC$17,440-50.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$17,350-50.8%
Lawton, OK$17,150-51.3%
Enid, OK$16,650-52.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$16,640-52.8%
Alexandria, LA$15,080-57.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$15,080-57.2%
Hammond, LA$15,080-57.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$15,080-57.2%
Lafayette, LA$15,080-57.2%
Lake Charles, LA$15,080-57.2%
Monroe, LA$15,080-57.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$15,080-57.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$15,080-57.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.