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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Fayetteville, AR

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR earns $29,200 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,042 a month.

10th percentile
$26,970
25th percentile
$28,290
Median percentile
$29,200
75th percentile
$30,370
90th percentile
$35,880

Based on 850 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

$24,503 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,200
Federal income tax−$1,324
Social Security + Medicare−$2,234
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,139
Monthly take-home$2,042
Every two weeks$942

Does it go far here?

$31,964Median pay in Fayetteville, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.4 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,157 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, AR

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$254,690
Marketing Managers$175,260
Financial Managers$147,410
Sales Managers$147,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,940
Industrial Production Managers$136,410
Chief Executives$134,640
Nurse Practitioners$127,380

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