Home ›
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary by City
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary by City (2024)
346 metro areas · National average: $32,818 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salaries across 346 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Kahului, HI $58,440
$57,540
$30,020
$76,040
San Francisco, CA $49,970
$44,710
$39,050
$72,790
San Jose, CA $47,940
$44,200
$39,360
$63,110
Napa, CA $45,650
$39,150
$33,950
$65,870
Vallejo, CA $44,960
$37,440
$35,800
$72,760
Santa Rosa, CA $43,180
$38,140
$36,400
$64,910
Sacramento, CA $42,990
$37,140
$35,350
$60,860
Salinas, CA $42,920
$38,000
$33,930
$61,920
San Luis Obispo, CA $42,570
$36,950
$33,280
$59,690
Seattle, WA $42,210
$38,730
$36,910
$54,770
Denver, CO $42,070
$38,850
$32,870
$49,920
Los Angeles, CA $41,400
$36,860
$34,890
$49,520
Kennewick, WA $41,140
$36,600
$34,420
$54,540
Bellingham, WA $41,060
$36,830
$34,100
$59,300
Santa Maria, CA $41,040
$36,700
$34,360
$47,780
New York, NY $40,910
$37,950
$32,770
$50,270
Bridgeport, CT $40,840
$36,610
$32,670
$59,640
Burlington, VT $40,830
$39,730
$33,960
$53,220
Boulder, CO $40,750
$38,340
$34,790
$48,360
Modesto, CA $40,500
$35,890
$33,800
$60,050
Stockton, CA $40,420
$35,990
$34,210
$52,950
Riverside, CA $40,320
$35,990
$33,760
$50,810
Santa Cruz, CA $40,110
$36,860
$35,100
$45,030
San Diego, CA $39,970
$36,600
$34,740
$48,100
Olympia, WA $39,960
$36,430
$33,860
$53,000
Portland, OR $39,940
$36,180
$34,020
$51,120
Merced, CA $39,840
$35,360
$33,340
$48,810
Grants Pass, OR $39,370
$37,630
$33,060
$48,400
Bend, OR $39,270
$37,770
$31,120
$47,320
Fresno, CA $39,240
$35,690
$33,280
$46,740
Oxnard, CA $39,140
$36,050
$34,380
$46,940
Spokane, WA $39,050
$35,240
$33,860
$51,120
Urban Honolulu, HI $39,010
$35,880
$30,020
$55,300
Washington, DC $38,670
$36,580
$33,580
$46,800
Kiryas Joel, NY $38,660
$35,370
$31,200
$49,990
Fort Collins, CO $38,530
$36,630
$31,470
$45,350
Colorado Springs, CO $38,510
$35,980
$31,220
$45,460
Bakersfield, CA $38,490
$35,240
$33,470
$45,670
Barnstable Town, MA $38,410
$37,140
$34,190
$46,750
Phoenix, AZ $38,320
$35,470
$32,190
$45,180
Wenatchee, WA $38,180
$36,300
$33,860
$48,160
Boston, MA $38,170
$37,120
$33,590
$44,660
Bremerton, WA $38,140
$35,990
$34,320
$42,600
Yakima, WA $38,110
$36,400
$33,860
$44,550
Pueblo, CO $38,060
$35,180
$29,990
$52,350
Ithaca, NY $38,010
$40,230
$31,810
$41,780
Longview, WA $37,990
$35,080
$33,860
$44,510
Norwich, CT $37,910
$35,320
$33,870
$46,680
Mount Vernon, WA $37,870
$36,190
$35,180
$45,750
Visalia, CA $37,740
$35,080
$33,280
$45,520
Salem, OR $37,730
$34,800
$30,020
$47,880
Prescott Valley, AZ $37,550
$34,150
$31,710
$39,460
Albany, OR $37,530
$35,950
$29,540
$49,130
Albany, NY $37,440
$34,800
$31,950
$50,220
Walla Walla, WA $37,370
$35,350
$33,860
$46,270
Yuba City, CA $37,350
$35,200
$34,370
$42,670
Waterbury, CT $37,240
$34,090
$32,920
$48,230
Watertown, NY $37,240
$36,050
$31,200
$39,440
Grand Junction, CO $37,220
$35,120
$30,090
$50,100
Chico, CA $37,210
$35,290
$33,760
$42,220
Hartford, CT $37,170
$35,650
$33,750
$44,030
Worcester, MA $37,120
$35,900
$31,950
$44,880
Portland, ME $37,070
$36,990
$30,750
$42,960
Minneapolis, MN $36,950
$36,050
$31,790
$45,630
New Haven, CT $36,780
$35,270
$34,010
$44,210
Greeley, CO $36,700
$34,640
$30,690
$43,740
Chicago, IL $36,500
$34,800
$30,830
$44,160
Vineland, NJ $36,470
$37,360
$31,470
$43,970
Miami, FL $36,460
$34,370
$28,350
$45,090
Binghamton, NY $36,420
$35,930
$31,200
$43,350
Atlanta, GA $36,160
$34,160
$28,680
$44,290
Rochester, NY $36,140
$34,190
$31,200
$47,310
Providence, RI $36,110
$34,420
$29,670
$45,350
Redding, CA $36,060
$34,640
$33,280
$41,870
Duluth, MN $36,040
$34,350
$29,830
$42,950
Kalamazoo, MI $36,010
$35,720
$27,100
$49,610
Tucson, AZ $35,930
$31,970
$29,940
$42,960
Rochester, MN $35,880
$35,750
$30,340
$45,480
Lexington Park, MD $35,870
$33,440
$31,200
$47,330
Las Vegas, NV $35,790
$34,110
$26,180
$50,650
Atlantic City, NJ $35,780
$33,950
$31,470
$42,090
Madison, WI $35,780
$35,630
$28,070
$46,900
Pittsfield, MA $35,720
$33,970
$31,550
$38,960
Sheboygan, WI $35,670
$35,470
$27,320
$42,800
Trenton, NJ $35,580
$34,250
$31,470
$42,230
Sioux Falls, SD $35,550
$33,190
$30,920
$46,290
Springfield, MA $35,550
$34,220
$31,670
$41,720
Eugene, OR $35,520
$33,280
$30,260
$45,890
Naples, FL $35,410
$34,490
$28,910
$41,230
Elmira, NY $35,380
$33,760
$31,200
$47,630
Medford, OR $35,320
$34,790
$30,970
$44,810
Lake Havasu City, AZ $35,270
$33,090
$31,250
$42,100
Glens Falls, NY $35,240
$35,130
$31,200
$38,430
Manchester, NH $35,180
$36,010
$27,160
$44,370
Corvallis, OR $35,170
$32,500
$28,850
$45,320
Fargo, ND $35,090
$35,500
$29,620
$40,830
Amherst Town, MA $35,070
$34,790
$31,470
$36,480
Grand Forks, ND $35,070
$35,320
$28,220
$39,450
Bangor, ME $35,060
$34,590
$29,960
$38,620
Bismarck, ND $35,040
$35,780
$30,520
$38,660
Lewiston, ME $35,000
$32,280
$31,360
$37,840
Kingston, NY $34,910
$33,230
$31,410
$42,080
Syracuse, NY $34,880
$33,780
$31,200
$41,500
Reno, NV $34,830
$31,320
$22,830
$51,510
Peoria, IL $34,820
$35,270
$29,810
$39,650
Milwaukee, WI $34,800
$35,060
$26,930
$44,180
Orlando, FL $34,790
$33,450
$28,370
$41,490
Baltimore, MD $34,780
$33,800
$31,200
$39,520
La Crosse, WI $34,750
$35,130
$29,530
$40,370
St. Cloud, MN $34,590
$34,020
$30,610
$38,950
St. Louis, MO $34,560
$34,090
$29,390
$38,510
Battle Creek, MI $34,540
$32,430
$29,550
$48,260
Racine, WI $34,510
$34,740
$26,860
$40,970
Crestview, FL $34,480
$31,150
$24,960
$36,720
Lewiston, ID $34,380
$35,110
$30,440
$36,060
Fort Wayne, IN $34,310
$31,570
$27,360
$46,440
Richmond, VA $34,310
$33,170
$28,990
$38,500
Rockford, IL $34,280
$30,770
$29,180
$38,910
Buffalo, NY $34,240
$33,480
$31,200
$38,680
Morgantown, WV $34,200
$35,220
$29,700
$38,510
Saginaw, MI $34,120
$36,160
$27,280
$38,250
Janesville, WI $34,110
$33,730
$27,690
$42,570
Springfield, IL $34,100
$35,220
$29,120
$36,980
Anchorage, AK $34,080
$30,820
$24,400
$50,920
Tampa, FL $34,070
$33,250
$24,960
$37,680
Ann Arbor, MI $34,000
$34,640
$29,040
$38,150
Jacksonville, FL $33,980
$33,810
$26,230
$38,300
Casper, WY $33,950
$36,960
$27,880
$36,960
Sierra Vista, AZ $33,760
$35,290
$30,600
$35,290
Brunswick, GA $33,700
$31,920
$22,680
$42,860
Utica, NY $33,670
$32,650
$31,200
$36,520
Champaign, IL $33,610
$32,950
$29,730
$36,880
Appleton, WI $33,600
$33,540
$27,090
$39,630
Charlotte, NC $33,530
$32,490
$24,790
$39,820
Mankato, MN $33,520
$33,470
$29,750
$36,290
Wausau, WI $33,520
$34,520
$28,110
$35,910
Raleigh, NC $33,500
$33,070
$24,250
$43,170
Charlottesville, VA $33,490
$32,810
$27,870
$38,750
Gainesville, GA $33,350
$32,130
$24,890
$39,660
Philadelphia, PA $33,290
$31,950
$27,950
$42,350
Mansfield, OH $33,270
$37,220
$23,820
$40,760
Chambersburg, PA $33,250
$31,830
$23,450
$50,610
Winchester, VA $33,230
$31,580
$29,120
$37,470
Midland, TX $33,210
$33,780
$22,580
$46,480
Green Bay, WI $33,140
$34,070
$25,880
$36,720
Muskegon, MI $33,090
$35,180
$28,340
$35,180
Kokomo, IN $32,980
$32,690
$28,760
$38,800
Allentown, PA $32,970
$33,020
$27,240
$39,400
Fond du Lac, WI $32,970
$34,220
$26,810
$36,780
Virginia Beach, VA $32,920
$30,880
$28,080
$36,330
Bloomington, IL $32,890
$32,670
$29,310
$37,550
Lakeland, FL $32,890
$31,890
$27,880
$36,350
Elkhart, IN $32,870
$34,090
$27,310
$37,110
Cape Coral, FL $32,850
$30,920
$24,960
$37,340
North Port, FL $32,790
$31,510
$25,790
$38,110
Detroit, MI $32,760
$32,070
$27,740
$37,220
Indianapolis, IN $32,740
$33,170
$27,150
$38,230
Des Moines, IA $32,730
$33,710
$28,640
$36,790
Palm Bay, FL $32,660
$30,960
$25,820
$35,840
Port St. Lucie, FL $32,650
$29,850
$26,300
$37,320
Salisbury, MD $32,640
$31,200
$31,200
$34,610
Albuquerque, NM $32,620
$33,300
$26,950
$36,350
Kansas City, MO $32,610
$31,860
$25,750
$38,530
Kenosha, WI $32,570
$34,600
$26,310
$37,190
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $32,570
$31,950
$25,830
$40,210
Boise City, ID $32,540
$31,620
$29,640
$35,800
Hagerstown, MD $32,530
$31,200
$29,170
$35,920
Evansville, IN $32,480
$32,410
$26,140
$40,570
Pittsburgh, PA $32,440
$32,970
$24,530
$38,450
Columbia, MO $32,340
$31,760
$28,290
$38,290
South Bend, IN $32,330
$32,230
$27,410
$36,220
Omaha, NE $32,290
$31,200
$28,760
$37,810
Eau Claire, WI $32,240
$31,590
$27,630
$35,850
Grand Island, NE $32,220
$31,320
$28,190
$38,290
Minot, ND $32,220
$31,480
$28,950
$35,990
Kankakee, IL $32,190
$31,470
$29,650
$35,340
Goldsboro, NC $32,140
$31,900
$21,900
$43,930
Lawton, OK $32,140
$28,750
$22,810
$38,540
Lebanon, PA $32,130
$31,950
$27,610
$38,540
Pensacola, FL $32,070
$29,110
$25,980
$40,090
Williamsport, PA $32,060
$30,660
$20,900
$40,080
Reading, PA $32,050
$30,520
$23,420
$39,140
Athens, GA $32,030
$31,200
$26,260
$39,400
Hilton Head Island, SC $31,960
$33,390
$18,800
$39,100
Harrisonburg, VA $31,940
$30,710
$29,750
$37,860
Terre Haute, IN $31,940
$32,290
$24,340
$35,290
Bay City, MI $31,880
$33,240
$24,230
$37,040
Greensboro, NC $31,870
$32,650
$23,220
$37,710
Akron, OH $31,840
$30,170
$26,380
$37,680
Columbus, OH $31,840
$30,580
$24,200
$38,590
Lafayette, IN $31,800
$32,600
$27,760
$36,080
Deltona, FL $31,780
$29,860
$26,170
$37,980
Davenport, IA $31,770
$31,370
$28,040
$36,280
Roanoke, VA $31,770
$29,760
$27,800
$35,420
Charleston, SC $31,740
$30,850
$19,040
$39,090
Oshkosh, WI $31,730
$31,270
$24,180
$36,810
Dubuque, IA $31,720
$31,310
$27,870
$36,190
Decatur, IL $31,710
$31,160
$29,420
$35,270
Ames, IA $31,700
$31,340
$28,080
$38,590
Joplin, MO $31,680
$31,200
$26,480
$35,480
Lincoln, NE $31,660
$30,390
$27,210
$37,710
Spartanburg, SC $31,620
$30,400
$25,600
$36,730
Dayton, OH $31,530
$29,310
$24,080
$39,570
Harrisburg, PA $31,520
$31,140
$23,100
$38,940
Dallas, TX $31,490
$31,200
$22,880
$38,300
Durham, NC $31,470
$35,130
$15,080
$39,590
Sioux City, IA $31,460
$31,540
$26,710
$36,320
Wildwood, FL $31,460
$30,670
$27,390
$35,670
Niles, MI $31,440
$30,150
$28,340
$35,080
Ocala, FL $31,420
$30,810
$24,960
$35,060
Lynchburg, VA $31,400
$30,360
$27,730
$35,930
Cincinnati, OH $31,360
$29,650
$26,660
$37,680
Pinehurst, NC $31,360
$31,250
$24,140
$35,140
Punta Gorda, FL $31,310
$29,280
$26,190
$35,820
Austin, TX $31,280
$31,580
$16,140
$38,560
Blacksburg, VA $31,260
$29,420
$28,180
$37,890
Grand Rapids, MI $31,240
$30,250
$27,900
$36,030
Cedar Rapids, IA $31,230
$29,460
$27,660
$36,860
Jackson, MI $31,220
$29,780
$27,810
$35,320
Winston, NC $31,190
$29,850
$23,130
$38,950
Bloomington, IN $31,170
$33,040
$23,310
$34,570
Salt Lake City, UT $31,020
$29,190
$20,800
$41,410
Springfield, MO $31,000
$29,850
$26,720
$36,050
Scranton, PA $30,990
$30,030
$22,880
$37,160
Cape Girardeau, MO $30,960
$29,420
$27,830
$34,770
Sebastian, FL $30,960
$29,070
$24,960
$35,620
Nashville, TN $30,940
$31,480
$19,090
$39,370
Sandusky, OH $30,940
$31,680
$24,640
$37,590
St. George, UT $30,920
$28,840
$23,810
$36,160
Huntington, WV $30,850
$31,910
$22,320
$37,480
Cleveland, OH $30,820
$29,570
$24,390
$37,140
York, PA $30,790
$29,860
$24,720
$38,200
Missoula, MT $30,740
$31,960
$26,350
$36,590
Fayetteville, NC $30,630
$30,780
$22,030
$38,330
St. Joseph, MO $30,580
$28,660
$25,580
$36,840
Toledo, OH $30,570
$29,060
$24,370
$37,040
Asheville, NC $30,500
$30,560
$21,780
$37,440
Lansing, MI $30,430
$29,820
$24,320
$36,710
Savannah, GA $30,430
$29,150
$23,150
$36,490
Tallahassee, FL $30,420
$27,980
$25,130
$35,210
Wilmington, NC $30,370
$29,940
$22,360
$37,960
Columbus, IN $30,350
$31,310
$22,480
$37,330
Macon, GA $30,250
$30,480
$23,190
$38,070
Columbia, SC $30,190
$28,990
$22,900
$35,110
Midland, MI $30,160
$29,480
$24,960
$36,310
Erie, PA $30,150
$30,280
$22,690
$36,360
Gulfport, MS $30,130
$30,030
$22,190
$34,740
Houston, TX $30,110
$29,880
$25,060
$35,490
Gettysburg, PA $30,090
$28,130
$24,370
$38,450
Greenville, SC $30,070
$29,780
$23,580
$35,480
Dover, DE $30,030
$29,270
$27,560
$33,550
Iowa City, IA $30,000
$29,120
$26,810
$34,940
Fayetteville, AR $29,960
$28,660
$26,270
$34,530
Albany, GA $29,950
$28,300
$23,100
$35,770
Muncie, IN $29,890
$29,620
$25,160
$35,190
Lima, OH $29,860
$29,020
$24,260
$41,950
Lexington, KY $29,830
$29,080
$22,380
$36,470
Birmingham, AL $29,700
$29,480
$23,840
$36,290
Farmington, NM $29,670
$28,710
$27,440
$35,580
Lancaster, PA $29,580
$28,550
$21,310
$37,430
Beckley, WV $29,540
$28,550
$22,250
$37,590
Flint, MI $29,460
$28,290
$25,730
$35,060
Memphis, TN $29,450
$28,890
$18,430
$38,570
Sebring, FL $29,450
$28,170
$24,960
$33,760
Provo, UT $29,390
$27,800
$22,630
$34,380
Ogden, UT $29,330
$28,280
$23,780
$36,660
Fairbanks, AK $29,320
$24,400
$24,400
$38,340
Jacksonville, NC $29,310
$30,650
$21,270
$36,890
Tulsa, OK $29,310
$28,150
$23,050
$38,720
Columbus, GA $29,290
$27,960
$22,450
$36,770
Huntsville, AL $29,220
$29,220
$23,120
$35,130
Canton, OH $29,160
$28,260
$23,370
$35,770
State College, PA $29,120
$28,740
$17,810
$36,120
Homosassa Springs, FL $29,100
$28,180
$25,600
$33,640
Warner Robins, GA $29,040
$28,050
$23,320
$40,440
San Antonio, TX $29,020
$29,110
$18,980
$36,310
Bowling Green, KY $28,860
$26,380
$21,660
$37,100
Burlington, NC $28,850
$26,270
$20,740
$37,650
Killeen, TX $28,850
$29,320
$20,260
$33,390
Knoxville, TN $28,810
$28,450
$17,790
$39,210
Decatur, AL $28,760
$28,610
$23,720
$35,880
Hickory, NC $28,730
$28,140
$21,980
$37,250
Springfield, OH $28,710
$28,040
$23,750
$34,300
Waterloo, IA $28,640
$27,720
$23,750
$35,240
Wheeling, WV $28,630
$26,630
$23,710
$33,340
Rome, GA $28,610
$28,600
$22,170
$40,010
Mobile, AL $28,580
$28,600
$23,810
$31,530
Jackson, TN $28,550
$28,850
$21,990
$36,740
Florence, SC $28,500
$28,270
$24,920
$33,550
Tyler, TX $28,490
$27,830
$22,460
$35,880
Augusta, GA $28,480
$28,650
$21,600
$34,300
Youngstown, OH $28,460
$27,650
$23,070
$35,600
Billings, MT $28,430
$28,580
$21,670
$36,410
Tuscaloosa, AL $28,330
$28,230
$23,410
$31,680
Charleston, WV $28,320
$28,880
$22,730
$32,590
Altoona, PA $28,190
$26,940
$24,150
$34,030
El Paso, TX $28,180
$28,140
$20,190
$37,410
Montgomery, AL $28,120
$28,300
$22,950
$33,830
Kingsport, TN $28,080
$27,960
$23,650
$33,910
Rocky Mount, NC $28,030
$29,110
$15,080
$35,870
Lubbock, TX $28,020
$28,270
$19,650
$33,260
Oklahoma City, OK $28,020
$27,370
$22,760
$36,280
Idaho Falls, ID $28,000
$28,610
$20,690
$34,040
Weirton, WV $27,970
$27,230
$22,840
$33,390
Daphne, AL $27,910
$27,810
$23,050
$33,520
Odessa, TX $27,860
$28,940
$21,300
$33,200
Jonesboro, AR $27,850
$26,970
$23,860
$31,390
Sumter, SC $27,830
$28,530
$22,360
$32,660
Waco, TX $27,780
$28,540
$22,050
$33,390
Abilene, TX $27,770
$27,980
$22,020
$32,500
Chattanooga, TN $27,730
$28,220
$17,500
$35,730
Valdosta, GA $27,680
$26,990
$21,260
$37,960
Amarillo, TX $27,650
$28,880
$20,030
$32,350
Florence, AL $27,610
$26,710
$22,060
$36,110
Greenville, NC $27,580
$27,610
$21,170
$35,750
Longview, TX $27,330
$27,630
$21,810
$30,780
Jackson, MS $27,280
$27,230
$19,850
$35,430
Beaumont, TX $27,120
$27,610
$20,750
$34,310
Hot Springs, AR $27,100
$25,810
$22,890
$31,950
Lawrence, KS $26,860
$28,320
$20,030
$29,610
Wichita Falls, TX $26,630
$24,490
$22,330
$30,640
Johnstown, PA $26,590
$27,840
$22,820
$29,760
Myrtle Beach, SC $26,580
$27,610
$17,120
$35,040
Logan, UT $26,520
$26,970
$23,000
$29,540
Anniston, AL $26,480
$26,500
$22,700
$30,990
Fort Smith, AR $26,430
$26,150
$23,050
$29,100
Clarksville, TN $26,290
$23,870
$21,670
$36,050
New Orleans, LA $26,250
$27,160
$18,460
$32,590
Little Rock, AR $26,230
$26,580
$23,840
$29,240
Sherman, TX $26,210
$27,370
$20,360
$31,700
Texarkana, TX $26,140
$25,890
$22,490
$29,320
Corpus Christi, TX $25,980
$25,200
$20,200
$31,100
Gadsden, AL $25,700
$25,580
$21,990
$32,200
Baton Rouge, LA $25,520
$26,520
$18,100
$32,670
Johnson City, TN $25,430
$22,950
$16,930
$35,150
Dalton, GA $25,330
$23,130
$17,740
$36,920
Dothan, AL $25,120
$26,250
$21,830
$27,090
Lafayette, LA $24,950
$27,140
$16,850
$29,750
Wichita, KS $23,760
$21,780
$21,780
$28,670
Houma, LA $23,340
$22,870
$16,900
$31,220
Lake Charles, LA $23,040
$23,420
$17,280
$30,500
Hattiesburg, MS $22,880
$22,730
$17,260
$29,390
Cleveland, TN $22,800
$22,250
$17,260
$29,670
Shreveport, LA $22,270
$19,190
$17,040
$30,080
San Juan, PR $21,690
$20,570
$19,760
$24,340
Ponce, PR $21,600
$22,750
$19,760
$23,030
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
© 2026 SalaryGlobe