Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary by location
National median: $35,360 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $62,960 | +78.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $46,210 | +30.7% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $45,030 | +27.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $44,710 | +26.4% | 4,160 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $41,850 | +18.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $41,090 | +16.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $40,640 | +14.9% | 4,800 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $40,240 | +13.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $40,180 | +13.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $39,850 | +12.7% | 4,570 | 2025 |
| Lawton, OK | metropolitan | $39,720 | +12.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $39,550 | +11.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $39,370 | +11.3% | 17,520 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $39,120 | +10.6% | 19,450 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $39,010 | +10.3% | 32,430 | 2025 |
| Goldsboro, NC | metropolitan | $38,980 | +10.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $38,930 | +10.1% | 650 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $38,910 | +10.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $38,900 | +10.0% | 7,750 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $38,870 | +9.9% | 8,050 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $38,740 | +9.6% | 450 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $38,660 | +9.3% | 400 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,460 | +8.8% | 1,980 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $38,350 | +8.5% | 11,850 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $38,350 | +8.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $38,260 | +8.2% | 3,400 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $38,210 | +8.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $38,200 | +8.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $38,150 | +7.9% | 310 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $38,140 | +7.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $38,090 | +7.7% | 430 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $38,010 | +7.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $37,920 | +7.2% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $37,920 | +7.2% | 880 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $37,860 | +7.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $37,860 | +7.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $37,790 | +6.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $37,680 | +6.6% | 540 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $37,660 | +6.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $37,540 | +6.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $37,540 | +6.2% | 780 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $37,540 | +6.2% | 5,760 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $37,530 | +6.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $37,480 | +6.0% | 700 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $37,400 | +5.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $37,380 | +5.7% | 500 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $37,330 | +5.6% | 4,370 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $37,280 | +5.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $37,230 | +5.3% | 2,720 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $37,230 | +5.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $37,210 | +5.2% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $37,200 | +5.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $37,140 | +5.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $37,140 | +5.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $37,120 | +5.0% | 2,290 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $37,080 | +4.9% | 430 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $37,070 | +4.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $37,030 | +4.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $37,010 | +4.7% | 350 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $36,910 | +4.4% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $36,900 | +4.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $36,890 | +4.3% | 550 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $36,860 | +4.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $36,770 | +4.0% | 830 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $36,770 | +4.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $36,750 | +3.9% | 5,830 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $36,720 | +3.8% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $36,720 | +3.8% | 540 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $36,710 | +3.8% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $36,710 | +3.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $36,690 | +3.8% | 770 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $36,650 | +3.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $36,650 | +3.6% | 6,600 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $36,650 | +3.6% | 530 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $36,620 | +3.6% | 4,420 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $36,570 | +3.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $36,520 | +3.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $36,450 | +3.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $36,420 | +3.0% | 6,740 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $36,390 | +2.9% | 11,400 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $36,250 | +2.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $36,190 | +2.3% | 790 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $36,170 | +2.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Williamsport, PA | metropolitan | $36,170 | +2.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $36,160 | +2.3% | 540 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $36,110 | +2.1% | 820 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $36,070 | +2.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $36,060 | +2.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $36,030 | +1.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $36,030 | +1.9% | 1,820 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $36,000 | +1.8% | 11,090 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $35,950 | +1.7% | 5,050 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $35,940 | +1.6% | 820 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $35,880 | +1.5% | 670 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $35,850 | +1.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $35,850 | +1.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $35,790 | +1.2% | 750 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $35,780 | +1.2% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $35,740 | +1.1% | 670 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $35,740 | +1.1% | 170 | 2025 |