Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Texarkana, TX

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Texarkana, TX-AR earns $24,770 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,834 a month.

10th percentile: $22,800
25th percentile: $23,570
Median percentile: $24,770
75th percentile: $27,340
90th percentile: $28,980

Based on 70 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

$22,008 take-home a year

Gross pay	$24,770
Federal income tax	−$867
Social Security + Medicare	−$1,895
Texas income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$1,834
Every two weeks	$846

Does it go far here?

$29,484Median pay in Texarkana, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.0 vs 100).

52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($950 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texarkana, TX

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$80,610
General and Operations Managers	$77,060
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,770
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$56,840
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$51,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,050
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$41,920

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