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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Asheville, NC

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Asheville, NC earns $35,040 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,404 a month.

10th percentile
$24,690
25th percentile
$28,660
Median percentile
$35,040
75th percentile
$37,540
90th percentile
$39,640

Based on 420 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

$28,845 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,040
Federal income tax−$2,025
Social Security + Medicare−$2,681
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,489
Monthly take-home$2,404
Every two weeks$1,109

Does it go far here?

$36,309Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

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