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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Rochester, MN

The median waiters and waitresses in Rochester, MN earns $24,060 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,649 a month.

10th percentile
$23,150
25th percentile
$23,250
Median percentile
$24,060
75th percentile
$28,220
90th percentile
$39,920

Based on 1,620 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

$19,787 take-home a year
Gross pay$24,060
Federal income tax−$796
Social Security + Medicare−$1,841
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$1,636
Monthly take-home$1,649
Every two weeks$761

Does it go far here?

$26,492Median pay in Rochester, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
77%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,276 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200
Software Developers$134,450
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,110
Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Management Analysts$108,560
Registered Nurses$101,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,530
General and Operations Managers$85,650

All waiters and waitresses salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota