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Waiters and Waitresses Salary by City (2026)

393 metro areas · National average: $35,658 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Waiters and Waitresses salaries across 393 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Kahului, HI $78,510
Burlington, VT $67,480
Seattle, WA $58,180
Albany, NY $54,870
Urban Honolulu, HI $53,990
Bremerton, WA $53,840
Olympia, WA $53,810
Portland, ME $53,680
Kennewick, WA $53,600
New York, NY $53,360
Bellingham, WA $53,240
Mount Vernon, WA $53,140
Boulder, CO $53,050
Binghamton, NY $52,750
Kiryas Joel, NY $52,720
Syracuse, NY $52,710
Wenatchee, WA $52,710
Kingston, NY $52,630
Buffalo, NY $52,620
Utica, NY $51,400
Rochester, NY $51,370
Ithaca, NY $50,830
San Jose, CA $50,760
Spokane, WA $50,380
Bangor, ME $50,310
Glens Falls, NY $49,980
Lewiston, ME $49,880
Longview, WA $49,810
Colorado Springs, CO $49,380
Phoenix, AZ $49,350
Elmira, NY $49,250
Yakima, WA $49,070
Greeley, CO $48,340
Fort Collins, CO $48,290
Walla Walla, WA $48,250
Grand Junction, CO $47,800
Washington, DC $47,500
Pueblo, CO $47,320
Portland, OR $47,310
Watertown, NY $47,070
San Diego, CA $46,930
Trenton, NJ $46,350
Napa, CA $46,260
Norwich, CT $46,150
San Francisco, CA $46,130
Bridgeport, CT $45,970
Boston, MA $45,910
Hartford, CT $45,810
New Haven, CT $45,730
Riverside, CA $45,440
Sacramento, CA $45,270
Atlantic City, NJ $44,870
Vineland, NJ $44,830
Flagstaff, AZ $44,770
Denver, CO $44,600
Salinas, CA $44,400
Prescott Valley, AZ $44,140
Lake Havasu City, AZ $44,100
Charlottesville, VA $44,070
Santa Rosa, CA $43,940
Waterbury, CT $43,930
Santa Cruz, CA $43,910
Manchester, NH $43,820
San Luis Obispo, CA $43,710
Tucson, AZ $43,570
Barnstable Town, MA $43,270
Providence, RI $43,210
Los Angeles, CA $42,950
Santa Fe, NM $42,830
Salem, OR $42,530
Sierra Vista, AZ $42,190
Oxnard, CA $42,100
Vallejo, CA $42,050
Harrisonburg, VA $42,000
Naples, FL $41,870
Yuma, AZ $41,780
Anchorage, AK $41,770
Ann Arbor, MI $41,710
Grand Rapids, MI $41,630
Worcester, MA $41,400
Detroit, MI $41,350
Springfield, MA $41,350
Virginia Beach, VA $41,350
Bend, OR $41,230
Santa Maria, CA $41,080
Richmond, VA $41,050
Baltimore, MD $40,930
Midland, MI $40,890
Tampa, FL $40,850
Lexington Park, MD $40,730
Philadelphia, PA $40,710
Modesto, CA $40,590
Lincoln, NE $40,560
Omaha, NE $40,500
Traverse City, MI $40,500
Fresno, CA $40,420
Grants Pass, OR $40,280
Lansing, MI $40,250
Amherst Town, MA $40,140
Redding, CA $40,080
Niles, MI $40,040
Kalamazoo, MI $40,000
Salisbury, MD $40,000
Chico, CA $39,860
Staunton, VA $39,860
Monroe, MI $39,790
Columbus, OH $39,770
Flint, MI $39,660
Bakersfield, CA $39,640
Crestview, FL $39,580
Saginaw, MI $39,570
Grand Island, NE $39,560
Stockton, CA $39,520
Bay City, MI $39,460
Cape Coral, FL $39,410
Jackson, MI $39,300
Albuquerque, NM $39,170
Eugene, OR $39,150
Muskegon, MI $39,140
Cleveland, OH $39,130
Hagerstown, MD $39,120
Pittsfield, MA $39,070
North Port, FL $38,980
Toledo, OH $38,930
Dayton, OH $38,920
Miami, FL $38,910
El Centro, CA $38,840
Winchester, VA $38,820
Wildwood, FL $38,800
Akron, OH $38,760
Lynchburg, VA $38,730
Orlando, FL $38,720
Punta Gorda, FL $38,650
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,630
Corvallis, OR $38,620
Medford, OR $38,620
Roanoke, VA $38,530
Visalia, CA $38,480
Panama City, FL $38,460
Lima, OH $38,450
Albany, OR $38,440
Canton, OH $38,370
Blacksburg, VA $38,340
Lewiston, ID $38,310
Sebastian, FL $38,310
Cincinnati, OH $38,260
Deltona, FL $38,240
Dover, DE $38,240
Jacksonville, FL $38,220
Hanford, CA $38,160
Las Cruces, NM $38,150
Palm Bay, FL $38,140
Lakeland, FL $37,910
Battle Creek, MI $37,860
Gainesville, FL $37,760
Farmington, NM $37,600
Charleston, WV $37,540
Springfield, OH $37,540
Pensacola, FL $37,500
Merced, CA $37,270
Sandusky, OH $37,030
Ocala, FL $37,020
Mansfield, OH $36,980
Morgantown, WV $36,960
Sebring, FL $36,940
Allentown, PA $36,930
Lawrence, KS $36,930
Parkersburg, WV $36,900
Youngstown, OH $36,880
Pinehurst, NC $36,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $36,810
Weirton, WV $36,770
Wichita, KS $36,740
Tallahassee, FL $36,610
Bismarck, ND $36,490
Madison, WI $36,440
Yuba City, CA $36,360
Harrisburg, PA $36,120
Minot, ND $36,090
Lancaster, PA $35,880
Austin, TX $35,470
Kansas City, MO $35,440
Pittsburgh, PA $35,340
Fairbanks, AK $35,320
State College, PA $35,320
Reading, PA $35,300
Fargo, ND $35,280
Beckley, WV $35,090
Boise City, ID $35,090
Wheeling, WV $35,090
Chicago, IL $34,870
Provo, UT $34,790
Cheyenne, WY $34,750
Manhattan, KS $34,750
Topeka, KS $34,660
York, PA $34,640
Charlotte, NC $34,630
Salt Lake City, UT $34,520
Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,450
Scranton, PA $34,380
Chambersburg, PA $34,340
Gettysburg, PA $34,330
Lebanon, PA $34,210
Idaho Falls, ID $34,160
Ogden, UT $33,960
Springfield, IL $33,790
Milwaukee, WI $33,660
Asheville, NC $33,600
Durham, NC $33,480
Raleigh, NC $33,420
Kankakee, IL $33,400
Rockford, IL $33,390
Grand Forks, ND $33,320
Peoria, IL $33,290
Champaign, IL $33,280
Nashville, TN $33,270
St. Louis, MO $33,170
Twin Falls, ID $33,170
Midland, TX $33,140
Oshkosh, WI $33,110
St. George, UT $33,090
Eau Claire, WI $32,880
Greensboro, NC $32,860
Williamsport, PA $32,850
Bloomington, IL $32,730
Appleton, WI $32,720
Huntington, WV $32,640
Logan, UT $32,490
Casper, WY $32,430
Las Vegas, NV $32,340
Wausau, WI $32,340
Dallas, TX $32,290
Erie, PA $32,260
Indianapolis, IN $32,260
Kenosha, WI $32,230
Sheboygan, WI $32,140
Decatur, IL $32,100
Kingsport, TN $32,070
Pocatello, ID $31,890
Springfield, MO $31,880
Sioux Falls, SD $31,820
St. Joseph, MO $31,750
Cape Girardeau, MO $31,720
La Crosse, WI $31,710
Houston, TX $31,680
College Station, TX $31,540
Ames, IA $31,530
San Antonio, TX $31,530
Jefferson City, MO $31,340
Odessa, TX $31,290
Columbia, MO $31,260
South Bend, IN $31,230
Des Moines, IA $31,200
Bozeman, MT $31,160
Beaumont, TX $31,110
Johnstown, PA $31,090
Corpus Christi, TX $31,060
Green Bay, WI $31,060
Rapid City, SD $30,950
Joplin, MO $30,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $30,900
Janesville, WI $30,880
Fort Wayne, IN $30,860
Racine, WI $30,850
Altoona, PA $30,820
Sherman, TX $30,790
Fayetteville, AR $30,770
Davenport, IA $30,710
Abilene, TX $30,680
Killeen, TX $30,590
Elkhart, IN $30,550
Tyler, TX $30,540
Amarillo, TX $30,520
Fond du Lac, WI $30,490
Waco, TX $30,470
Jonesboro, AR $30,370
Iowa City, IA $30,240
Lexington, KY $30,200
Lafayette, IN $30,150
Hickory, NC $30,110
Cedar Rapids, IA $30,060
Michigan City, IN $30,040
Jacksonville, NC $30,030
Oklahoma City, OK $30,020
Fayetteville, NC $29,910
Dubuque, IA $29,890
Knoxville, TN $29,870
Victoria, TX $29,690
Winston, NC $29,630
Wilmington, NC $29,590
Tulsa, OK $29,570
Evansville, IN $29,560
Morristown, TN $29,500
Burlington, NC $29,490
Bloomington, IN $29,480
Longview, TX $29,420
Columbus, IN $29,380
Kokomo, IN $29,380
Little Rock, AR $29,380
Sioux City, IA $29,300
Waterloo, IA $29,240
Billings, MT $29,230
Carson City, NV $29,220
Lubbock, TX $29,220
Greenville, NC $29,210
Laredo, TX $29,200
San Angelo, TX $29,170
Wichita Falls, TX $29,060
Minneapolis, MN $29,010
Reno, NV $28,960
Owensboro, KY $28,880
Rocky Mount, NC $28,830
Goldsboro, NC $28,800
Eagle Pass, TX $28,780
El Paso, TX $28,780
Elizabethtown, KY $28,760
Helena, MT $28,700
Memphis, TN $28,700
San Juan, PR $28,690
Atlanta, GA $28,590
Muncie, IN $28,500
Chattanooga, TN $28,480
Johnson City, TN $28,470
Terre Haute, IN $28,430
Savannah, GA $28,390
Fort Smith, AR $28,330
Texarkana, TX $28,290
Clarksville, TN $28,220
Hot Springs, AR $28,070
Jackson, TN $27,930
McAllen, TX $27,880
Great Falls, MT $27,860
Cleveland, TN $27,760
Missoula, MT $27,480
Brownsville, TX $27,470
Bowling Green, KY $27,150
Enid, OK $26,920
Rochester, MN $26,820
Lawton, OK $26,770
Rome, GA $26,610
Paducah, KY $26,600
Duluth, MN $26,340
Mayaguez, PR $26,130
Gainesville, GA $26,060
Arecibo, PR $25,930
Ponce, PR $25,910
Huntsville, AL $25,820
Mankato, MN $25,810
Athens, GA $25,800
New Orleans, LA $25,790
Hilton Head Island, SC $25,730
Dalton, GA $25,640
St. Cloud, MN $25,510
Charleston, SC $25,380
Gulfport, MS $25,350
Aguadilla, PR $25,290
Jackson, MS $25,220
Tuscaloosa, AL $25,200
Albany, GA $25,140
Hinesville, GA $25,120
Birmingham, AL $25,030
Warner Robins, GA $25,000
Macon, GA $24,940
Daphne, AL $24,810
Shreveport, LA $24,680
Spartanburg, SC $24,670
Columbia, SC $24,650
Alexandria, LA $24,570
Mobile, AL $24,440
Augusta, GA $24,420
Brunswick, GA $24,420
Montgomery, AL $24,180
Lake Charles, LA $24,140
Hammond, LA $24,120
Decatur, AL $24,100
Auburn, AL $24,040
Greenville, SC $24,040
Valdosta, GA $23,980
Guayama, PR $23,970
Florence, AL $23,800
Myrtle Beach, SC $23,700
Anniston, AL $23,680
Columbus, GA $23,550
Baton Rouge, LA $23,490
Monroe, LA $23,480
Houma, LA $23,370
Slidell, LA $23,340
Lafayette, LA $23,230
Florence, SC $23,200
Dothan, AL $23,130
Sumter, SC $23,120
Hattiesburg, MS $22,900
Gadsden, AL $22,280