Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Waiters and Waitresses in UNITED STATES


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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $8.70 $13.34 $16.94 $22.65 $31.12
          Yearly $18,100 $27,750 $35,230 $47,110 $64,720
          Mississippi Hourly $7.37 $7.79 $10.27 $14.09 $18.95
          Yearly $15,330 $16,210 $21,370 $29,300 $39,420
          Georgia Hourly $7.25 $7.25 $8.99 $17.24 $22.53
          Yearly $15,080 $15,080 $18,700 $35,850 $46,860
          Oregon Hourly $15.00 $16.94 $23.27 $30.59 $37.32
          Yearly $31,200 $35,240 $48,410 $63,620 $77,620
          Minnesota Hourly $11.13 $11.24 $12.25 $15.36 $20.10
          Yearly $23,150 $23,370 $25,470 $31,940 $41,800
          Missouri Hourly $13.75 $13.75 $14.13 $19.30 $29.54
          Yearly $28,600 $28,600 $29,400 $40,150 $61,440
          District of Columbia Hourly $17.50 $17.50 $23.01 $37.75 $48.19
          Yearly $36,400 $36,400 $47,850 $78,520 $100,240
          Hawaii Hourly $14.00 $14.47 $29.99 $46.16 $57.63
          Yearly $29,120 $30,090 $62,390 $96,010 $119,870
          Idaho Hourly $8.06 $8.67 $14.45 $22.30 $29.91
          Yearly $16,770 $18,040 $30,050 $46,390 $62,220
          Florida Hourly $13.09 $13.73 $17.38 $22.88 $30.57
          Yearly $27,230 $28,550 $36,150 $47,590 $63,580
          Alaska Hourly $11.91 $12.16 $12.65 $14.20 $30.81
          Yearly $24,770 $25,290 $26,310 $29,540 $64,080
          New York Hourly $16.12 $16.60 $22.61 $31.00 $40.01
          Yearly $33,540 $34,520 $47,020 $64,480 $83,210
          New Hampshire Hourly $10.12 $14.44 $18.48 $24.67 $35.01
          Yearly $21,060 $30,030 $38,430 $51,320 $72,810
          Ohio Hourly $11.45 $13.94 $17.65 $23.16 $30.64
          Yearly $23,820 $28,990 $36,700 $48,170 $63,740
          South Dakota Hourly $13.00 $13.42 $13.94 $14.73 $17.93
          Yearly $27,030 $27,910 $28,990 $30,640 $37,290
          Kentucky Hourly $7.94 $8.74 $14.26 $21.98 $29.82
          Yearly $16,520 $18,170 $29,660 $45,710 $62,030
          Texas Hourly $8.21 $8.63 $11.18 $17.90 $22.88
          Yearly $17,070 $17,950 $23,240 $37,230 $47,590
          Arizona Hourly $14.70 $16.27 $21.13 $30.30 $37.94
          Yearly $30,580 $33,850 $43,950 $63,020 $78,920
          Massachusetts Hourly $15.29 $16.97 $18.49 $21.97 $29.90
          Yearly $31,790 $35,290 $38,460 $45,700 $62,200
          Guam Hourly $9.58 $9.68 $9.77 $10.11 $11.14
          Yearly $19,920 $20,130 $20,320 $21,030 $23,170
          Montana Hourly $10.55 $10.72 $11.23 $13.92 $21.84
          Yearly $21,940 $22,290 $23,370 $28,960 $45,420
          Wisconsin Hourly $8.09 $10.10 $14.26 $20.74 $29.70
          Yearly $16,830 $21,000 $29,670 $43,150 $61,770
          Rhode Island Hourly $15.00 $15.00 $17.03 $24.44 $30.14
          Yearly $31,200 $31,200 $35,420 $50,840 $62,680
          Virginia Hourly $13.59 $15.75 $21.52 $27.13 $35.64
          Yearly $28,270 $32,760 $44,760 $56,430 $74,130
          North Dakota Hourly $8.88 $10.55 $14.85 $21.62 $29.12
          Yearly $18,470 $21,930 $30,890 $44,960 $60,570
          Washington Hourly $17.65 $22.07 $26.98 $35.50 $45.64
          Yearly $36,710 $45,910 $56,130 $73,840 $94,930
          Indiana Hourly $8.48 $10.03 $13.69 $17.57 $23.24
          Yearly $17,640 $20,870 $28,480 $36,550 $48,350
          Kansas Hourly $8.35 $12.90 $17.36 $22.93 $30.24
          Yearly $17,370 $26,830 $36,120 $47,690 $62,890
          Tennessee Hourly $7.25 $8.07 $13.35 $17.97 $22.92
          Yearly $15,080 $16,790 $27,760 $37,380 $47,660
          Puerto Rico Hourly $10.50 $10.50 $10.96 $17.64 $21.22
          Yearly $21,840 $21,840 $22,790 $36,690 $44,140
          Michigan Hourly $12.48 $14.11 $18.16 $28.15 $30.94
          Yearly $25,960 $29,350 $37,760 $58,550 $64,350
          Delaware Hourly $15.00 $15.00 $17.73 $22.31 $29.81
          Yearly $31,200 $31,200 $36,880 $46,400 $62,000
          Alabama Hourly $7.96 $9.77 $12.91 $13.90 $17.35
          Yearly $16,550 $20,320 $26,840 $28,900 $36,090
          Connecticut Hourly $16.35 $16.94 $18.16 $23.20 $34.64
          Yearly $34,010 $35,230 $37,770 $48,250 $72,060
          Iowa Hourly $7.25 $7.25 $10.10 $17.00 $23.07
          Yearly $15,080 $15,080 $21,000 $35,370 $47,980
          Nevada Hourly $12.00 $12.00 $12.70 $16.42 $24.11
          Yearly $24,960 $24,960 $26,410 $34,160 $50,140
          North Carolina Hourly $8.24 $10.00 $15.46 $23.34 $30.13
          Yearly $17,140 $20,800 $32,150 $48,550 $62,670
          Pennsylvania Hourly $8.85 $11.78 $16.68 $22.49 $29.70
          Yearly $18,400 $24,490 $34,690 $46,790 $61,780
          Vermont Hourly $14.28 $16.75 $28.43 $37.75 $42.95
          Yearly $29,690 $34,840 $59,140 $78,520 $89,330
          Oklahoma Hourly $7.32 $7.96 $8.61 $13.68 $22.90
          Yearly $15,230 $16,550 $17,910 $28,450 $47,630
          New Jersey Hourly $15.49 $17.17 $21.62 $27.12 $37.75
          Yearly $32,220 $35,710 $44,960 $56,410 $78,510
          Utah Hourly $8.92 $10.80 $14.98 $23.24 $29.00
          Yearly $18,550 $22,470 $31,150 $48,330 $60,320
          Maine Hourly $14.66 $15.80 $20.85 $30.25 $39.87
          Yearly $30,490 $32,860 $43,370 $62,910 $82,930
          Maryland Hourly $15.00 $15.78 $17.67 $22.94 $29.91
          Yearly $31,200 $32,820 $36,750 $47,720 $62,210
          Wyoming Hourly $8.66 $10.00 $11.50 $18.28 $27.05
          Yearly $18,000 $20,800 $23,920 $38,030 $56,260
          South Carolina Hourly $7.25 $8.17 $8.83 $14.38 $22.51
          Yearly $15,080 $16,980 $18,370 $29,910 $46,820
          Virgin Islands Hourly $11.15 $11.58 $17.47 $31.00 $38.71
          Yearly $23,200 $24,090 $36,340 $64,470 $80,510
          Nebraska Hourly $13.50 $13.63 $16.24 $22.46 $28.57
          Yearly $28,080 $28,340 $33,770 $46,710 $59,420
          New Mexico Hourly $12.82 $13.74 $17.75 $27.38 $33.37
          Yearly $26,670 $28,570 $36,920 $56,940 $69,410
          West Virginia Hourly $9.73 $10.96 $17.01 $22.80 $29.11
          Yearly $20,230 $22,800 $35,380 $47,430 $60,560
          Louisiana Hourly $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $11.23 $18.30
          Yearly $15,080 $15,080 $15,080 $23,350 $38,060
          Colorado Hourly $14.81 $15.68 $21.57 $31.91 $37.58
          Yearly $30,800 $32,610 $44,860 $66,360 $78,160
          California Hourly $16.50 $16.78 $17.35 $19.17 $33.15
          Yearly $34,320 $34,900 $36,080 $39,870 $68,950
          Illinois Hourly $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.73 $23.78
          Yearly $31,200 $31,200 $31,200 $32,720 $49,470
          Arkansas Hourly $11.08 $11.26 $11.86 $14.64 $21.06
          Yearly $23,040 $23,430 $24,680 $30,450 $43,810
          American Samoa Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          U.S. Virgin Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Northern Mariana Islands Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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