Waiters and Waitresses Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Waiters and Waitresses positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$33,760

National average

Salary Range

$18,500 – $62,510

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Waiters and Waitresses Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$71,920$29,120$132,160
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$66,350$30,110$98,680
Vermont$60,910$29,300$98,650
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$60,840$29,240$98,110
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$53,460$29,030$95,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48,760$35,120$97,860
Hawaii$48,570$29,120$105,480
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$48,480$29,120$119,050
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48,110$31,200$82,100
Syracuse, NY$47,830$31,200$80,760
Binghamton, NY$47,650$31,200$80,520
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$47,560$36,300$80,150
Washington$47,490$34,910$91,730
Utica-Rome, NY$47,380$31,200$75,960
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$47,080$36,050$84,390
Kingston, NY$46,860$31,200$81,000
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,820$31,200$80,660
Ithaca, NY$46,610$31,200$77,870
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$46,610$31,200$88,170
New York$46,460$31,900$84,810
Kennewick-Richland, WA$46,390$34,880$83,350
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$46,320$35,150$81,010
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$46,280$35,110$82,090
Bellingham, WA$46,100$35,590$82,130
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$46,020$34,270$58,240
District of Columbia$45,770$35,360$82,200
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$45,540$34,950$81,350
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$45,530$34,330$79,930
Longview-Kelso, WA$45,340$35,170$70,890
Boulder, CO$45,330$30,070$83,640
Rochester, NY$45,310$31,200$83,610
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$45,030$31,200$78,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$45,010$31,950$94,680
Portland-South Portland, ME$45,010$30,050$102,340
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$44,760$29,430$89,530
Walla Walla, WA$44,590$33,860$77,960
Yakima, WA$44,580$34,040$76,630
Maine$44,550$29,950$95,720
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$44,240$31,200$81,830
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$43,140$29,430$82,610
Rhode Island$42,600$29,120$63,260
Glens Falls, NY$42,190$31,200$82,550
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$40,720$31,200$73,780
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$40,620$37,740$95,840
Urban Honolulu, HI$39,710$29,120$100,540
New Hampshire$39,270$21,960$69,190
Elmira, NY$39,190$31,200$79,230
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$38,960$31,200$78,600
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,740$29,430$82,380
New Jersey$38,720$31,590$79,090
Bangor, ME$38,630$29,430$89,660
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$38,440$31,130$76,220
Manchester-Nashua, NH$38,120$21,220$69,220
Charlottesville, VA$37,960$27,460$73,360
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$37,870$21,940$66,780
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$37,800$21,220$70,270
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$37,650$30,170$78,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$37,360$34,780$73,240
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$37,360$31,470$74,500
Columbus, OH$37,230$23,190$61,190
Napa, CA$37,090$33,810$71,970
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$37,080$22,400$66,740
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,040$31,980$75,110
Virginia$36,990$27,550$69,410
Harrisonburg, VA$36,970$26,900$70,690
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,910$27,650$61,760
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$36,910$32,640$71,260
Colorado Springs, CO$36,760$29,990$78,320
New Haven, CT$36,730$32,640$72,600
Arizona$36,730$29,850$77,790
Santa Fe, NM$36,610$27,990$63,490
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,590$29,120$63,270
Richmond, VA$36,510$25,600$64,050
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$36,510$31,510$59,300
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$36,450$29,990$78,310
Connecticut$36,440$32,640$72,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$36,430$32,640$73,800
Vineland, NJ$36,410$31,470$64,390
Saginaw, MI$36,400$21,490$61,970
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,400$22,940$59,280
Massachusetts$36,390$31,400$70,560
Ann Arbor, MI$36,360$22,730$63,590
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$36,350$31,470$74,530
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$36,310$34,610$67,400
Charleston, WV$36,310$20,210$57,730
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$36,290$32,640$77,390
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,290$21,740$59,990
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$36,260$26,740$58,150
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$36,260$22,150$73,790
Toledo, OH$36,230$23,010$59,380
Vallejo, CA$36,180$34,030$66,030
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$36,180$32,640$62,420
Flint, MI$36,150$21,800$62,410
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$36,120$22,120$64,590
Niles, MI$36,060$21,810$62,570
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$36,060$31,910$74,280
Lincoln, NE$36,050$24,960$60,980
Ohio$36,030$22,860$60,120
Akron, OH$35,990$22,960$58,800
Traverse City, MI$35,950$22,040$64,240
Michigan$35,940$22,010$63,800
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$35,930$22,030$61,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$35,900$21,800$63,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$35,890$22,000$63,430
Midland, MI$35,850$22,350$65,650
Barnstable Town, MA$35,820$31,540$67,060
Grand Island, NE$35,790$24,960$62,150
Cleveland, OH$35,710$23,340$60,510
Flagstaff, AZ$35,710$29,850$74,790
Monroe, MI$35,700$22,000$62,800
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$35,680$29,850$74,510
Lynchburg, VA$35,640$24,960$60,620
Jackson, MI$35,500$21,790$60,020
Canton-Massillon, OH$35,490$22,270$59,500
Lima, OH$35,480$22,490$57,620
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$35,450$21,490$60,420
Tucson, AZ$35,420$29,850$71,440
Salinas, CA$35,390$33,340$71,330
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$35,390$22,440$59,560
Grand Junction, CO$35,370$29,990$78,050
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,360$32,640$71,230
Springfield, OH$35,350$22,460$58,770
California$35,290$33,310$70,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$35,270$33,740$75,620
Worcester, MA$35,260$31,200$64,360
Lawrence, KS$35,250$16,490$60,690
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$35,190$22,580$59,270
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$35,150$24,960$60,220
Maryland$35,140$31,200$60,980
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$35,140$31,200$54,720
Omaha, NE-IA$35,090$24,960$61,680
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$35,070$33,280$79,050
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$35,060$33,550$79,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$35,060$33,700$61,060
Bay City, MI$35,040$21,490$60,350
Colorado$34,990$29,990$78,050
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,980$29,850$71,240
Mansfield, OH$34,980$22,120$57,050
Roanoke, VA$34,940$24,960$59,380
Yuma, AZ$34,910$29,850$64,420
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,900$21,690$60,000
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$34,860$29,990$78,720
Wichita, KS$34,800$15,560$61,430
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,770$31,200$59,700
Springfield, MA$34,740$31,200$64,820
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$34,660$29,850$61,500
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$34,630$33,280$45,270
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$34,600$33,360$52,000
Pittsfield, MA$34,590$31,200$54,460
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$34,580$29,990$78,050
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$34,540$33,280$75,680
Youngstown-Warren, OH$34,540$21,740$57,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$34,470$33,280$48,130
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$34,460$29,850$69,090
Lexington Park, MD$34,460$31,200$61,620
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$34,410$27,070$63,140
Winchester, VA-WV$34,380$26,920$58,950
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,350$33,280$75,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$34,340$33,280$63,320
Modesto, CA$34,310$33,280$63,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$34,150$33,280$63,040
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,150$21,510$60,410
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,140$21,770$60,040
Las Cruces, NM$34,120$24,960$58,230
Nebraska$34,000$24,960$61,050
Oregon$33,930$29,840$65,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$33,900$27,100$60,070
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$33,870$29,990$77,750
Lewiston, ID-WA$33,860$17,880$63,010
Stockton-Lodi, CA$33,760$33,280$60,320
Delaware$33,750$27,560$61,900
Sandusky, OH$33,740$22,200$58,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$33,740$33,280$44,490
Yuba City, CA$33,690$33,280$36,950
Visalia, CA$33,650$33,280$58,500
Redding, CA$33,600$33,280$66,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$33,580$22,330$58,670
Chico, CA$33,560$33,280$61,430
Salem, OR$33,470$30,440$66,190
Merced, CA$33,420$33,280$48,370
Manhattan, KS$33,380$15,360$59,490
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$33,350$33,280$60,810
El Centro, CA$33,310$33,280$60,080
Fresno, CA$33,290$33,280$59,620
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$33,280$29,990$75,570
Greeley, CO$33,150$29,990$78,510
Dover, DE$33,050$27,560$57,610
Pueblo, CO$32,880$29,990$78,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$32,880$27,460$63,120
Bend, OR$32,690$30,200$60,060
Grants Pass, OR$32,670$30,260$58,720
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$32,450$31,200$60,440
Virgin Islands$32,230$22,700$80,440
Battle Creek, MI$31,870$22,100$60,450
Boise City, ID$31,610$17,230$60,640
Topeka, KS$31,580$16,120$59,200
Kansas$31,560$15,850$60,170
Albuquerque, NM$31,490$26,470$60,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$31,470$18,650$59,990
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$31,300$18,830$59,160
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$31,260$20,730$57,880
Salisbury, MD$31,200$31,200$60,020
Coeur d'Alene, ID$31,200$17,210$60,620
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,200$22,450$60,940
Medford, OR$31,120$29,840$55,490
Albany, OR$30,980$29,820$58,190
Naples-Marco Island, FL$30,930$24,960$76,040
Jacksonville, FL$30,920$24,960$62,060
Farmington, NM$30,840$24,960$57,850
Pittsburgh, PA$30,830$18,100$57,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$30,820$24,960$65,110
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$30,780$27,560$59,260
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$30,770$21,510$59,620
Eugene-Springfield, OR$30,740$29,470$63,460
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$30,740$29,470$50,050
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$30,610$24,960$61,390
Idaho$30,540$16,920$59,760
Madison, WI$30,520$18,250$59,270
New Mexico$30,440$25,770$59,880
Corvallis, OR$30,400$29,270$61,460
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$30,350$16,280$59,090
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$30,350$17,970$56,400
West Virginia$30,320$19,310$59,380
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$30,300$17,620$52,000
Pennsylvania$30,300$18,350$60,510
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$30,250$25,630$58,000
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$30,230$26,620$38,630
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$30,180$29,050$49,990
Ogden, UT$30,170$16,140$57,610
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$30,140$24,960$64,190
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$30,130$16,170$57,210
Twin Falls, ID$30,110$16,710$58,570
Morgantown, WV$30,060$19,690$60,620
Minot, ND$30,010$18,280$63,010
Bismarck, ND$29,980$17,830$63,020
Idaho Falls, ID$29,980$16,670$58,290
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$29,980$29,120$47,990
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$29,940$24,960$69,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$29,910$18,210$48,710
Utah$29,860$16,680$57,650
Asheville, NC$29,820$17,100$57,580
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$29,780$17,760$58,400
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$29,740$18,800$55,780
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$29,730$24,960$71,660
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$29,630$24,960$64,110
Florida$29,580$24,960$64,990
St. George, UT$29,550$15,970$57,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$29,510$24,960$67,500
Pocatello, ID$29,490$16,150$56,060
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$29,490$24,960$55,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$29,460$16,890$57,540
Raleigh-Cary, NC$29,450$17,530$59,220
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$29,450$24,960$61,870
Lancaster, PA$29,450$18,220$60,060
North Dakota$29,420$17,910$62,520
Port St. Lucie, FL$29,390$24,960$63,200
State College, PA$29,390$17,540$59,060
Logan, UT-ID$29,390$17,930$48,440
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29,370$18,080$60,210
Punta Gorda, FL$29,320$24,960$63,380
Midland, TX$29,290$18,430$49,000
Anchorage, AK$29,280$24,400$80,230
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$29,260$18,810$59,270
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$29,250$16,070$58,540
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$29,210$16,690$69,090
Fargo, ND-MN$29,210$18,300$62,400
Kansas City, MO-KS$29,210$20,660$59,590
Wheeling, WV-OH$29,170$20,560$58,250
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$29,150$24,960$64,850
Rapid City, SD$29,140$25,700$39,110
Appleton, WI$29,130$17,740$47,720
Peoria, IL$29,120$29,120$44,460
Rockford, IL$29,120$29,120$44,710
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$29,120$17,680$46,630
Springfield, IL$29,120$29,120$45,970
Illinois$29,120$29,120$47,830
Bloomington, IL$29,120$29,120$43,310
Champaign-Urbana, IL$29,120$29,120$43,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$29,120$29,120$47,830
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$29,120$16,680$48,010
Decatur, IL$29,120$29,120$35,270
Kankakee, IL$29,120$29,120$43,880
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,120$29,120$58,910
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,120$29,120$46,700
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,120$29,120$47,510
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$29,120$29,120$56,820
South Dakota$29,080$25,590$37,560
Sheboygan, WI$29,070$16,070$50,250
Wisconsin$29,050$17,100$48,120
St. Louis, MO-IL$29,030$25,580$47,310
Reading, PA$29,020$18,180$58,730
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$29,020$25,560$52,000
Wausau, WI$29,010$17,360$48,130
Gettysburg, PA$29,000$17,850$56,310
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$28,990$17,670$62,180
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$28,960$17,410$54,430
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$28,960$16,360$49,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC$28,940$16,960$56,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$28,900$24,960$62,280
York-Hanover, PA$28,900$17,480$60,360
Beckley, WV$28,870$18,260$56,570
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$28,860$24,960$63,390
Kenosha, WI$28,850$17,090$48,150
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$28,850$22,370$58,350
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$28,840$15,080$50,540
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$28,830$24,960$70,160
Green Bay, WI$28,820$16,580$45,940
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$28,810$24,960$55,900
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$28,810$19,140$58,480
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$28,790$17,630$58,630
Cheyenne, WY$28,750$17,430$61,880
Gainesville, FL$28,720$24,960$63,640
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$28,710$24,960$64,330
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$28,710$24,960$55,440
Ames, IA$28,660$15,530$49,380
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$28,650$16,700$46,380
Eau Claire, WI$28,650$16,510$50,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$28,650$17,650$60,240
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$28,590$24,960$63,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$28,590$18,100$49,980
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$28,560$16,960$57,920
Iowa City, IA$28,520$15,080$48,660
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$28,510$17,410$47,310
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$28,500$25,390$50,370
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$28,490$15,080$47,310
North Carolina$28,460$17,210$58,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$28,440$24,960$62,070
Fond du Lac, WI$28,430$15,750$45,920
Tennessee$28,410$15,080$48,420
Chambersburg, PA$28,400$17,810$59,240
Lebanon, PA$28,400$17,930$57,940
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$28,350$17,060$45,490
Homosassa Springs, FL$28,320$24,960$60,960
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$28,320$25,570$36,550
Casper, WY$28,290$17,250$60,560
Janesville-Beloit, WI$28,290$17,480$46,100
Sherman-Denison, TX$28,220$17,200$46,900
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$28,180$17,790$48,800
Sebring, FL$28,170$24,960$61,900
College Station-Bryan, TX$28,170$17,100$47,030
Fort Wayne, IN$28,170$17,370$47,050
Ocala, FL$28,130$24,960$61,240
Waco, TX$28,120$17,150$46,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$28,120$15,790$44,310
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,100$16,340$48,690
Knoxville, TN$28,100$15,080$46,930
Killeen-Temple, TX$28,090$17,080$47,010
Amarillo, TX$28,020$16,880$47,420
Corpus Christi, TX$28,020$16,850$47,260
Odessa, TX$28,010$17,950$47,240
Texas$27,930$17,710$49,200
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$27,920$17,130$58,900
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$27,910$17,640$47,310
Williamsport, PA$27,910$17,310$57,170
Abilene, TX$27,840$16,590$47,300
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27,830$17,420$47,740
Tyler, TX$27,710$16,780$46,780
Cedar Rapids, IA$27,620$15,080$49,010
Tallahassee, FL$27,610$24,960$61,200
Morristown, TN$27,610$15,080$46,870
Erie, PA$27,560$16,890$54,750
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$27,550$16,980$58,020
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$27,520$17,280$47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$27,510$15,690$44,330
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$27,460$25,260$34,450
Indiana$27,420$17,410$48,000
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$27,410$15,420$57,780
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$27,410$16,940$46,340
Alaska$27,370$24,400$79,560
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$27,370$17,220$46,210
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$27,360$16,290$55,300
Dubuque, IA$27,070$15,080$48,460
Johnson City, TN$27,050$15,080$46,110
Fairbanks-College, AK$27,040$24,400$61,400
Johnstown, PA$27,020$16,340$53,960
Jacksonville, NC$26,960$15,510$49,020
Missouri$26,950$25,580$48,270
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$26,920$25,580$49,410
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$26,900$17,130$49,740
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$26,870$24,710$47,010
Jonesboro, AR$26,850$23,350$45,790
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$26,830$18,090$48,830
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$26,800$16,470$49,540
Laredo, TX$26,740$15,670$44,620
Eagle Pass, TX$26,720$15,550$44,840
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$26,710$16,270$47,690
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$26,640$15,890$47,760
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$26,580$16,390$47,200
Altoona, PA$26,550$16,720$48,160
Evansville, IN$26,480$17,000$45,550
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$26,470$22,880$44,880
Lubbock, TX$26,460$16,550$45,740
Arkansas$26,350$22,880$44,430
Bloomington, IN$26,340$17,240$46,430
Chattanooga, TN-GA$26,210$15,080$46,560
St. Joseph, MO-KS$26,190$25,580$47,850
Iowa$26,140$15,080$49,380
Carson City, NV$26,100$23,500$33,970
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$26,100$22,920$45,210
El Paso, TX$26,070$15,960$45,230
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$26,050$16,460$59,500
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$26,030$15,880$43,620
Fayetteville, NC$26,000$16,070$49,220
Clarksville, TN-KY$25,970$15,080$46,180
Fort Smith, AR-OK$25,960$22,880$41,590
Columbia, MO$25,950$25,580$46,880
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$25,900$25,580$46,880
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$25,820$25,580$46,840
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,810$17,060$51,350
Hot Springs, AR$25,750$22,880$40,700
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$25,720$25,580$47,750
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$25,680$16,400$54,340
Springfield, MO$25,670$25,580$47,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$25,620$23,030$36,390
Jefferson City, MO$25,580$25,580$46,000
Joplin, MO-KS$25,580$25,580$47,210
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$25,580$25,580$47,940
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$25,570$22,850$35,760
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$25,470$15,080$48,020
Wyoming$25,340$17,340$53,250
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,340$17,480$50,020
Longview, TX$25,330$16,320$46,090
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$25,200$24,400$40,100
Rocky Mount, NC$25,090$15,630$47,660
Nevada$24,960$22,790$35,760
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$24,780$15,230$47,400
Texarkana, TX-AR$24,690$16,310$44,270
Kokomo, IN$24,540$17,580$46,580
Minnesota$24,470$22,570$35,120
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$24,440$22,880$41,400
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$24,370$22,880$37,770
Columbus, IN$24,190$16,870$45,800
Reno, NV$24,150$22,830$39,260
Terre Haute, IN$23,960$16,550$45,180
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$23,940$22,880$36,750
San Angelo, TX$23,920$16,160$46,110
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$23,850$16,800$46,730
Grand Forks, ND-MN$23,810$18,060$60,900
Goldsboro, NC$23,690$15,810$48,570
Wichita Falls, TX$23,600$16,260$45,150
Bozeman, MT$23,590$22,040$49,770
Rochester, MN$23,580$22,570$34,430
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$23,520$17,540$52,000
Burlington, NC$23,420$16,800$49,040
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$23,400$15,080$45,960
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$23,320$21,320$30,670
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$23,310$17,320$53,250
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$23,290$17,100$47,290
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$23,240$17,390$47,920
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$23,190$22,570$29,690
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$23,170$22,570$30,750
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$23,160$22,570$34,760
Huntsville, AL$23,120$16,500$36,570
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$23,070$22,570$29,860
Elizabethtown, KY$23,020$15,490$49,550
St. Cloud, MN$22,990$22,570$31,150
Victoria, TX$22,960$16,620$46,400
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$22,900$15,760$44,760
Mankato, MN$22,900$22,570$31,230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,900$17,150$56,380
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$22,870$17,050$58,280
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$22,830$16,360$47,700
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,770$16,680$51,350
Tuscaloosa, AL$22,740$16,370$34,920
Montana$22,630$21,420$44,580
Owensboro, KY$22,590$15,280$50,800
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$22,580$15,650$44,320
Winston-Salem, NC$22,580$16,880$51,670
Duluth, MN-WI$22,570$22,570$36,090
Cleveland, TN$22,560$15,080$45,590
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$22,500$15,210$33,240
Billings, MT$22,480$21,440$47,370
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$22,470$21,420$44,620
Great Falls, MT$22,420$21,420$45,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$22,370$15,080$45,750
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$22,360$15,080$45,100
Muncie, IN$22,350$16,740$45,480
Lexington-Fayette, KY$22,290$16,130$57,910
Jackson, TN$22,280$15,080$47,310
Kentucky$22,260$15,880$50,200
Anniston-Oxford, AL$22,240$15,120$35,720
Greenville, NC$22,240$16,260$48,800
Mobile, AL$22,190$15,940$34,400
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$22,190$21,420$41,600
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$22,110$21,420$32,970
Auburn-Opelika, AL$22,090$15,960$34,010
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$21,990$15,920$35,700
Missoula, MT$21,950$21,420$38,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$21,950$15,080$46,760
Birmingham, AL$21,930$16,070$36,010
Alabama$21,920$15,950$35,560
Helena, MT$21,870$21,420$46,680
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$21,840$15,080$46,770
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$21,840$15,220$45,740
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$21,840$15,080$45,730
Dothan, AL$21,830$15,080$36,030
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$21,790$15,080$47,930
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$21,780$16,450$48,960
Montgomery, AL$21,760$15,970$34,340
Rome, GA$21,560$15,080$45,940
Wilmington, NC$21,540$17,240$47,910
Gadsden, AL$21,460$15,080$28,820
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$21,400$15,340$41,590
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$21,400$15,110$41,060
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,340$19,760$43,840
Puerto Rico$21,290$19,760$43,840
Decatur, AL$21,260$15,790$35,100
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$21,160$15,500$32,970
Bowling Green, KY$20,950$15,420$47,990
Jackson, MS$20,880$16,010$38,950
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$20,800$15,730$33,280
Savannah, GA$20,750$15,080$48,680
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$20,690$15,080$43,180
Arecibo, PR$20,670$19,760$36,840
Ponce, PR$20,630$19,760$37,760
Aguadilla, PR$20,580$19,760$38,380
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$20,540$15,880$39,410
Paducah, KY-IL$20,510$15,330$46,350
Guayama, PR$20,500$19,780$37,080
Guam$20,480$19,820$22,500
Mississippi$20,340$15,930$37,740
Tulsa, OK$20,330$16,440$58,570
Mayaguez, PR$20,320$19,760$39,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$20,270$15,080$48,070
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area$20,250$19,760$37,070
Oklahoma City, OK$20,150$16,980$47,090
Georgia$20,040$15,080$47,060
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$20,010$15,440$33,260
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$19,950$15,500$33,280
Oklahoma$19,890$16,190$47,030
Gainesville, GA$19,650$15,080$46,700
Spartanburg, SC$19,460$15,080$38,730
Dalton, GA$19,010$15,080$45,670
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$18,890$15,080$45,660
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$18,830$15,080$45,000
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$18,700$15,080$45,360
Lawton, OK$18,650$15,570$43,640
Hinesville, GA$18,560$15,080$45,200
South Carolina$18,530$15,080$40,230
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$18,520$15,080$38,980
Hattiesburg, MS$18,480$15,080$35,900
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$18,380$15,080$46,950
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$18,360$15,300$39,270
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$18,310$15,080$37,740
Columbia, SC$18,270$15,080$45,250
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$18,210$15,080$36,720
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$18,200$15,080$43,370
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$18,100$15,840$37,350
Macon-Bibb County, GA$18,080$15,080$44,940
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$17,970$15,080$42,280
Warner Robins, GA$17,950$15,080$46,010
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$17,900$15,080$40,970
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$17,880$15,080$38,970
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$17,860$15,880$36,490
Athens-Clarke County, GA$17,810$15,080$45,760
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$17,800$15,080$44,820
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$17,760$15,080$35,870
Lake Charles, LA$17,670$15,080$44,400
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$17,630$15,460$36,430
Valdosta, GA$17,620$15,080$43,970
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$17,540$15,080$34,070
Columbus, GA-AL$17,490$15,080$38,500
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$17,450$15,550$34,260
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$17,380$15,080$43,910
Albany, GA$17,330$15,080$44,470
Florence, SC$17,320$15,080$37,030
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$17,300$15,370$39,400
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$17,200$15,080$34,070
Sumter, SC$17,120$15,080$42,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$17,030$15,670$34,290
Louisiana$16,880$15,080$43,690
Enid, OK$16,830$15,390$47,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$16,560$15,080$37,530
Alexandria, LA$16,490$15,080$43,530
Hammond, LA$16,490$15,080$43,580
Lafayette, LA$16,470$15,080$37,950
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$16,240$15,080$37,670
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$16,210$15,080$38,050
Baton Rouge, LA$16,190$15,080$38,240
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$15,940$15,080$37,100
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$15,620$15,080$32,400
Monroe, LA$15,470$15,080$39,500

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Waiters and Waitresses make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Waiters and Waitresses is $33,760, with a typical range of $18,500 – $62,510 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Waiters and Waitresses?β–Ύ

Entry-level Waiters and Waitresses positions typically start around $18,500 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Waiters and Waitressess earn the most?β–Ύ

Waiters and Waitressess tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.