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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Fort Wayne, IN

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Fort Wayne, IN earns $35,190 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,450 a month.

10th percentile
$26,260
25th percentile
$28,740
Median percentile
$35,190
75th percentile
$38,960
90th percentile
$47,850

Based on 440 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

$29,399 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,190
Federal income tax−$2,043
Social Security + Medicare−$2,692
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,056
Monthly take-home$2,450
Every two weeks$1,131

Does it go far here?

$38,014Median pay in Fort Wayne, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,350
Financial Managers$130,900
Nurse Practitioners$127,050
Lawyers$126,520
Sales Managers$122,540
General and Operations Managers$107,780
Industrial Production Managers$105,680

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