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Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Bellingham, WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Waiters and Waitresses in Bellingham, WA have a median annual salary of $56,700, with 1,450 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,670 at the 10th percentile to $89,830 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$56,700

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$27.26

Employment

1,450

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,670
10th
$45,120
25th
$56,700
Median
$66,960
75th
$89,830
90th

Local compared with national

Bellingham, WA

$56,700

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,230

Median annual · 2025

The Bellingham, WA median is 60.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $21,470).

Top skills

  1. 1.Service OrientationImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.5
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  5. 5.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  9. 9.PersuasionImportance 2.8
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Blink
  • Compris Advanced Manager's Workstation
  • Compris software
  • Facebook
  • Hospitality Control Solutions Aloha Point-of-Sale
  • Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale
  • MICROS Systems HSI Profits Series
  • NCR Advanced Checkout Solution
  • NCR NeighborhoodPOS
  • The General Store

Common tasks

  • Collect payments from customers.
  • Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
  • Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
  • Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals, and take action to correct any problems.
  • Take orders from patrons for food or beverages.
  • Prepare checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.
  • Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters, and take them to kitchen for cleaning.
  • Clean tables or counters after patrons have finished dining.
  • Serve food or beverages to patrons, and prepare or serve specialty dishes at tables as required.
  • Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet, tidying up server station, taking out trash, or checking and cleaning bathroom.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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