Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary
The median pay for food servers, nonrestaurant in the United States is $35,360 a year. About 293,900 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,030
- 25th percentile
- $31,190
- Median percentile
- $35,360
- 75th percentile
- $38,500
- 90th percentile
- $46,120
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $39,370
- California $39,010
- Colorado $38,900
- Washington $38,870
- Alaska $38,090
- District of Columbia $37,920
- Hawaii $37,920
- Maine $37,680
- Vermont $37,540
- North Dakota $36,910
- Massachusetts $36,750
- New Hampshire $36,710
- Maryland $36,650
- Oregon $36,620
- New Jersey $36,390
- Nevada $36,030
- Minnesota $36,000
- Connecticut $35,950
- New Mexico $35,740
- Arizona $35,390
- Virginia $35,090
- Illinois $35,080
- Rhode Island $34,860
- Wisconsin $34,670
- Michigan $34,260
- Idaho $34,220
- Florida $33,930
- Pennsylvania $33,300
- Wyoming $33,090
- Kentucky $32,200
- Montana $32,090
- South Dakota $31,980
- Indiana $31,840
- Missouri $31,840
- South Carolina $31,740
- Nebraska $31,540
- Georgia $31,530
- North Carolina $31,460
- Delaware $31,430
- Tennessee $30,670
- Ohio $30,440
- Utah $30,170
- West Virginia $30,170
- Iowa $30,110
- Texas $29,300
- Kansas $29,040
- Alabama $29,000
- Oklahoma $28,490
- Arkansas $27,600
- Mississippi $27,250
- Louisiana $27,200
By metro area
- Kahului, HI $62,960
- San Jose, CA $46,210
- Hanford, CA $45,030
- San Francisco, CA $44,710
- Napa, CA $41,850
- Burlington, VT $41,090
- Seattle, WA $40,640
- Ithaca, NY $40,240
- Santa Rosa, CA $40,180
- Denver, CO $39,850
- Lawton, OK $39,720
- Anchorage, AK $39,550
- New York, NY $39,120
- Goldsboro, NC $38,980
- Boulder, CO $38,930
- Vallejo, CA $38,910
- Santa Maria, CA $38,740
- Salinas, CA $38,660
- Sacramento, CA $38,460
- Los Angeles, CA $38,350
- Vineland, NJ $38,350
- San Diego, CA $38,260
- Bozeman, MT $38,210
- Flagstaff, AZ $38,200
- San Luis Obispo, CA $38,150
- Lewiston, ME $38,140
- Modesto, CA $38,010
- Kennewick, WA $37,860
- Santa Cruz, CA $37,860
- Bend, OR $37,790
- Yuba City, CA $37,660
- Olympia, WA $37,540
- Washington, DC $37,540
- Great Falls, MT $37,530
- Oxnard, CA $37,480
- Chico, CA $37,400
- Stockton, CA $37,380
- Boston, MA $37,330
- Grand Forks, ND $37,280
- Bremerton, WA $37,230
- Portland, OR $37,230
- Bridgeport, CT $37,210
- Portland, ME $37,200
- Bakersfield, CA $37,140
- Longview, WA $37,140
- Riverside, CA $37,120
- Fort Collins, CO $37,080
- Barnstable Town, MA $37,070
- Saginaw, MI $37,030
- Bismarck, ND $37,010
- Grand Junction, CO $36,900
- Manchester, NH $36,890
- Pueblo, CO $36,860
- Fresno, CA $36,770
- Syracuse, NY $36,770
- Fargo, ND $36,720
- Las Vegas, NV $36,720
- Battle Creek, MI $36,710
- Colorado Springs, CO $36,690
- Lexington Park, MD $36,650
- Urban Honolulu, HI $36,650
- Greeley, CO $36,570
- Mount Vernon, WA $36,520
- Bellingham, WA $36,450
- Minneapolis, MN $36,420
- Muskegon, MI $36,250
- Spokane, WA $36,190
- Walla Walla, WA $36,170
- Williamsport, PA $36,170
- Kiryas Joel, NY $36,160
- Madison, WI $36,110
- Yakima, WA $36,070
- Binghamton, NY $36,060
- Glens Falls, NY $36,030
- New Haven, CT $35,940
- Duluth, MN $35,880
- Norwich, CT $35,850
- Sheboygan, WI $35,850
- Worcester, MA $35,790
- Rochester, NY $35,780
- Redding, CA $35,740
- Trenton, NJ $35,740
- Baltimore, MD $35,710
- Phoenix, AZ $35,690
- Visalia, CA $35,680
- Chicago, IL $35,670
- Rochester, MN $35,630
- El Centro, CA $35,590
- Wenatchee, WA $35,580
- Albany, NY $35,550
- Atlantic City, NJ $35,540
- Hartford, CT $35,520
- Naples, FL $35,310
- Fort Wayne, IN $35,190
- Detroit, MI $35,170
- Albuquerque, NM $35,160
- Traverse City, MI $35,070
- Asheville, NC $35,040
- Pittsfield, MA $35,020
- Winchester, VA $35,000
- Kingston, NY $34,980
- Springfield, MA $34,970
- Richmond, VA $34,960
- Miami, FL $34,950
- Mansfield, OH $34,940
- Staunton, VA $34,940
- Milwaukee, WI $34,900
- Kalamazoo, MI $34,880
- Providence, RI $34,870
- La Crosse, WI $34,850
- Amherst Town, MA $34,830
- Wilmington, NC $34,810
- Cape Coral, FL $34,800
- Springfield, IL $34,800
- Waterbury, CT $34,780
- Mankato, MN $34,760
- Grants Pass, OR $34,730
- Green Bay, WI $34,730
- Salem, OR $34,720
- Virginia Beach, VA $34,710