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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Albany, NY

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $35,550 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,384 a month.

10th percentile
$32,240
25th percentile
$33,560
Median percentile
$35,550
75th percentile
$37,060
90th percentile
$43,430

Based on 820 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$28,611 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,550
Federal income tax−$2,086
Social Security + Medicare−$2,720
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,133
Monthly take-home$2,384
Every two weeks$1,100

Does it go far here?

$35,705Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

All food servers, nonrestaurant salaries · Take-home pay in New York