Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$31K–$39K
Median
$35,360
25th percentile
$31,190
75th percentile
$38,500
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$29,000
$27K–$31K
Alaska
$38,090
$32K–$46K
Arizona
$35,390
$34K–$38K
Arkansas
$27,600
$26K–$29K
California
$39,010
$37K–$47K
Colorado
$38,900
$36K–$46K
Connecticut
$35,950
$35K–$38K
Delaware
$31,430
$31K–$34K
District of Columbia
$37,920
$37K–$44K
Florida
$33,930
$31K–$36K
Georgia
$31,530
$29K–$37K
Hawaii
$37,920
$34K–$58K
Idaho
$34,220
$31K–$36K
Illinois
$35,080
$31K–$37K
Indiana
$31,840
$29K–$36K
Iowa
$30,110
$28K–$35K
Kansas
$29,040
$24K–$32K
Kentucky
$32,200
$28K–$37K
Louisiana
$27,200
$21K–$30K
Maine
$37,680
$35K–$41K
Maryland
$36,650
$34K–$39K
Massachusetts
$36,750
$35K–$38K
Michigan
$34,260
$30K–$37K
Minnesota
$36,000
$35K–$38K
Mississippi
$27,250
$23K–$30K
Missouri
$31,840
$30K–$36K
Montana
$32,090
$29K–$37K
Nebraska
$31,540
$29K–$35K
Nevada
$36,030
$33K–$42K
New Hampshire
$36,710
$31K–$40K
New Jersey
$36,390
$34K–$39K
New Mexico
$35,740
$33K–$38K
New York
$39,370
$36K–$49K
North Carolina
$31,460
$28K–$38K
North Dakota
$36,910
$34K–$38K
Ohio
$30,440
$28K–$36K
Oklahoma
$28,490
$27K–$35K
Oregon
$36,620
$35K–$44K
Pennsylvania
$33,300
$29K–$38K
Puerto Rico
$21,840
$22K–$23K
Rhode Island
$34,860
$34K–$38K
South Carolina
$31,740
$28K–$36K
South Dakota
$31,980
$29K–$34K
Tennessee
$30,670
$28K–$36K
Texas
$29,300
$26K–$34K
the U.S. Virgin Islands
$29,760
$28K–$63K
Utah
$30,170
$28K–$36K
Vermont
$37,540
$36K–$46K
Virginia
$35,090
$31K–$37K
Washington
$38,870
$37K–$46K
West Virginia
$30,170
$28K–$33K
Wisconsin
$34,670
$31K–$37K
Wyoming
$33,090
$23K–$38K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
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