Food Servers, Nonrestaurant — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$35,360
10th percentile
$28,030
90th percentile
$46,120
Employment
293,900
- CAMedian $39,010 · Employment 32,430
- New York, NYMedian $39,120 · Employment 19,450
- FLMedian $33,930 · Employment 19,240
- ILMedian $35,080 · Employment 17,560
- NYMedian $39,370 · Employment 17,520
- OHMedian $30,440 · Employment 15,320
- TXMedian $29,300 · Employment 14,340
- PAMedian $33,300 · Employment 13,940
- Chicago, ILMedian $35,670 · Employment 12,200
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $38,350 · Employment 11,850
- NJMedian $36,390 · Employment 11,400
- MNMedian $36,000 · Employment 11,090
- NCMedian $31,460 · Employment 8,820
- WAMedian $38,870 · Employment 8,050
- COMedian $38,900 · Employment 7,750
- MIMedian $34,260 · Employment 7,700
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $33,300 · Employment 7,610
- MOMedian $31,840 · Employment 7,490
- VAMedian $35,090 · Employment 7,420
- Minneapolis, MNMedian $36,420 · Employment 6,740
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.