Paycheck Atlas

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Bellingham, WA

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Bellingham, WA earns $36,450 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,622 a month.

10th percentile
$35,090
25th percentile
$35,770
Median percentile
$36,450
75th percentile
$38,620
90th percentile
$43,060

Based on 200 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

$31,468 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,450
Federal income tax−$2,194
Social Security + Medicare−$2,788
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,622
Every two weeks$1,210

Does it go far here?

$35,274Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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