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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Georgia

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Georgia earns $31,530 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,156 a month.

10th percentile
$25,850
25th percentile
$28,920
Median percentile
$31,530
75th percentile
$37,040
90th percentile
$39,610

Based on 4,970 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

$25,878 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,530
Federal income tax−$1,604
Social Security + Medicare−$2,412
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,636
Monthly take-home$2,156
Every two weeks$995

Does it go far here?

$32,744Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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