Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Anniston, AL

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Anniston-Oxford, AL earns $26,780 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,872 a month.

10th percentile: $23,550
25th percentile: $25,670
Median percentile: $26,780
75th percentile: $27,560
90th percentile: $36,020

Based on 70 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

$22,458 take-home a year

Gross pay	$26,780
Federal income tax	−$1,068
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,049
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$1,205
Monthly take-home	$1,872
Every two weeks	$864

Does it go far here?

$31,158Median pay in Anniston, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).

44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($826 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anniston, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$98,540
Registered Nurses	$72,730
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$61,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$46,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$39,800

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