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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Virginia

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Virginia earns $35,090 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,370 a month.

10th percentile
$29,040
25th percentile
$30,630
Median percentile
$35,090
75th percentile
$36,960
90th percentile
$42,930

Based on 7,420 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

$28,445 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,090
Federal income tax−$2,031
Social Security + Medicare−$2,684
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,930
Monthly take-home$2,370
Every two weeks$1,094

Does it go far here?

$34,707Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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