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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Grand Junction, CO earns $36,900 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,517 a month.

10th percentile
$31,940
25th percentile
$33,750
Median percentile
$36,900
75th percentile
$39,410
90th percentile
$46,580

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

$30,206 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,900
Federal income tax−$2,248
Social Security + Medicare−$2,823
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,624
Monthly take-home$2,517
Every two weeks$1,162

Does it go far here?

$38,648Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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