Waiters and Waitresses — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$35,230
10th percentile
$18,100
90th percentile
$64,720
Employment
2,270,910
- CAMedian $36,080 · Employment 229,970
- FLMedian $36,150 · Employment 207,180
- TXMedian $23,240 · Employment 199,610
- NYMedian $47,020 · Employment 142,940
- New York, NYMedian $47,610 · Employment 138,720
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $35,850 · Employment 85,210
- PAMedian $34,690 · Employment 82,300
- OHMedian $36,700 · Employment 77,250
- GAMedian $18,700 · Employment 76,470
- ILMedian $31,200 · Employment 72,900
- NCMedian $32,150 · Employment 71,940
- MIMedian $37,760 · Employment 65,090
- VAMedian $44,760 · Employment 59,370
- Miami, FLMedian $36,070 · Employment 57,830
- AZMedian $43,950 · Employment 55,950
- NJMedian $44,960 · Employment 55,800
- MAMedian $38,460 · Employment 54,670
- Chicago, ILMedian $31,200 · Employment 54,100
- Dallas, TXMedian $24,160 · Employment 53,460
- TNMedian $27,760 · Employment 52,120
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.