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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Arizona

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Arizona earns $35,390 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,478 a month.

10th percentile
$31,400
25th percentile
$33,870
Median percentile
$35,390
75th percentile
$38,170
90th percentile
$46,370

Based on 4,620 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

$29,731 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,390
Federal income tax−$2,067
Social Security + Medicare−$2,707
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$885
Monthly take-home$2,478
Every two weeks$1,144

Does it go far here?

$35,152Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

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