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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA earns $36,520 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,627 a month.

10th percentile
$34,870
25th percentile
$36,110
Median percentile
$36,520
75th percentile
$38,120
90th percentile
$46,840

Based on 150 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

$31,524 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,520
Federal income tax−$2,202
Social Security + Medicare−$2,794
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,627
Every two weeks$1,212

Does it go far here?

$35,649Median pay in Mount Vernon, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.4 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,536 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mount Vernon, WA

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$130,790
General and Operations Managers$126,680
Registered Nurses$106,730
Electricians$104,510
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$100,730
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,630
Carpenters$69,710
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,240

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