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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $35,690 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,497 a month.

10th percentile
$33,560
25th percentile
$33,970
Median percentile
$35,690
75th percentile
$38,540
90th percentile
$46,370

Based on 3,230 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

$29,965 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,690
Federal income tax−$2,103
Social Security + Medicare−$2,730
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$892
Monthly take-home$2,497
Every two weeks$1,152

Does it go far here?

$34,545Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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