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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Pittsburgh, PA earns $34,630 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,412 a month.

10th percentile
$26,230
25th percentile
$29,400
Median percentile
$34,630
75th percentile
$37,900
90th percentile
$39,470

Based on 2,340 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

$28,942 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,630
Federal income tax−$1,976
Social Security + Medicare−$2,649
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,063
Monthly take-home$2,412
Every two weeks$1,113

Does it go far here?

$36,579Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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