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Server (Waiter/Waitress) Salary by City

Median server (waiter/waitress) pay in 252 big U.S. cities, and how much of it rent takes.

  1. 1
    Toledo, OHrent takes 33.0% of pay
    $36,140/year
  2. 2
    Syracuse, NYrent takes 33.5% of pay
    $47,640/year
  3. 3
    Pueblo, COrent takes 33.8% of pay
    $45,500/year
  4. 4
    Rochester, NYrent takes 35.3% of pay
    $45,310/year
  5. 5
    Buffalo, NYrent takes 36.0% of pay
    $46,580/year
  6. 6
    Lansing, MIrent takes 36.1% of pay
    $38,210/year
  7. 7
    Spokane, WArent takes 36.8% of pay
    $48,560/year
  8. 8
    Dayton, OHrent takes 37.4% of pay
    $36,600/year
  9. 9
    Wichita, KSrent takes 37.4% of pay
    $37,300/year
  10. 10
    Akron, OHrent takes 37.5% of pay
    $36,150/year

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CityMedian payRentRent / pay
New York, NY$47,610$2,80670.7%
Los Angeles, CA$35,850$2,49883.6%
Chicago, IL$31,200$1,98376.3%
Houston, TX$22,080$1,53383.3%
Phoenix, AZ$47,530$1,89347.8%
Philadelphia, PA$36,570$1,81459.5%
San Antonio, TX$28,110$1,46362.5%
San Diego, CA$35,850$3,011100.8%
Dallas, TX$24,160$1,76087.4%
San Jose, CA$41,920$3,04687.2%
Austin, TX$27,260$1,93285.0%
Jacksonville, FL$36,630$1,71956.3%
Fort Worth, TX$24,160$1,77588.2%
Columbus, OH$37,490$1,61151.6%
Charlotte, NC$36,430$1,88162.0%
Indianapolis, IN$29,050$1,46560.5%
San Francisco, CA$38,860$3,20198.8%
Seattle, WA$57,280$2,27347.6%
Denver, CO$39,650$2,06562.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$18,200$1,32787.5%
Nashville, TN$29,390$1,88176.8%
Washington, DC$46,040$2,37061.8%
El Paso, TX$21,870$1,24668.4%
Boston, MA$39,270$3,11295.1%
Las Vegas, NV$27,110$1,80679.9%
Portland, OR$54,780$1,87441.1%
Detroit, MI$37,490$1,34743.1%
Louisville, KY$30,180$1,27850.8%
Memphis, TN$24,550$1,39968.4%
Baltimore, MD$36,170$1,61953.7%
Milwaukee, WI$30,330$1,28450.8%
Albuquerque, NM$38,050$1,40144.2%
Tucson, AZ$36,490$1,35844.7%
Fresno, CA$34,320$1,78962.6%
Sacramento, CA$35,070$2,15273.6%
Mesa, AZ$47,530$1,82646.1%
Kansas City, MO$36,080$1,53551.1%
Atlanta, GA$18,460$1,999129.9%
Omaha, NE$34,290$1,44850.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$46,230$1,90149.3%
Raleigh, NC$34,860$1,82262.7%
Miami, FL$36,070$2,53884.4%
Virginia Beach, VA$39,020$1,92459.2%
Long Beach, CA$35,850$2,27976.3%
Oakland, CA$38,860$2,51177.5%
Minneapolis, MN$25,920$1,64976.3%
Tulsa, OK$18,350$1,20478.7%
Bakersfield, CA$34,320$2,01870.6%
Tampa, FL$37,070$2,21671.7%
Wichita, KS$37,300$1,16237.4%
Arlington, TX$24,160$1,64881.9%
Aurora, CO$39,650$2,08763.2%
New Orleans, LA$16,640$1,508108.7%
Cleveland, OH$36,260$1,27742.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$60,250$2,22644.3%
Anaheim, CA$35,850$2,56685.9%
Henderson, NV$27,110$2,04490.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$34,910$1,46350.3%
Stockton, CA$34,460$1,94267.6%
Orlando, FL$35,410$1,95566.3%
Riverside, CA$34,800$2,42083.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$22,820$1,51679.7%
Santa Ana, CA$35,850$2,65488.8%
Irvine, CA$35,850$3,405114.0%
Cincinnati, OH$36,530$1,37945.3%
Newark, NJ$47,610$1,86747.1%
St. Paul, MN$25,920$1,44366.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$35,470$1,62154.8%
Greensboro, NC$30,060$1,49659.7%
Lincoln, NE$36,080$1,32844.2%
Jersey City, NJ$47,610$2,94674.3%
Durham, NC$35,230$1,79761.2%
Plano, TX$24,160$2,01099.8%
Anchorage, AK$26,080$1,65176.0%
St. Louis, MO$31,200$1,29749.9%
Gilbert, AZ$47,530$2,27057.3%
Chandler, AZ$47,530$2,07052.3%
North Las Vegas, NV$27,110$2,05691.0%
Madison, WI$30,910$1,72366.9%
Buffalo, NY$46,580$1,39736.0%
Chula Vista, CA$35,850$2,80894.0%
Reno, NV$25,700$1,78383.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$28,650$1,24252.0%
Toledo, OH$36,140$99433.0%
Lubbock, TX$22,560$1,30169.2%
St. Petersburg, FL$37,070$2,04466.2%
Laredo, TX$22,020$1,11060.5%
Irving, TX$24,160$1,89294.0%
Chesapeake, VA$39,020$1,84956.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$29,550$1,45759.2%
Scottsdale, AZ$47,530$2,28757.7%
Boise City, ID$35,830$1,71157.3%
Arlington, VA$46,040$2,66669.5%
Norfolk, VA$39,020$1,62850.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,250$2,47081.8%
Spokane, WA$48,560$1,48936.8%
Richmond, VA$38,470$1,64451.3%
Fremont, CA$38,860$3,18098.2%
Huntsville, AL$27,990$1,36458.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$15,080$1,10788.1%
Tacoma, WA$57,280$1,94440.7%
San Bernardino, CA$34,800$2,02169.7%
Modesto, CA$34,910$1,98868.3%
Cape Coral, FL$36,660$2,33976.6%
Des Moines, IA$20,410$1,26674.4%
Fayetteville, NC$29,520$1,53062.2%
Rochester, NY$45,310$1,33135.3%
Salt Lake City, UT$32,320$1,60859.7%
Worcester, MA$36,840$1,95263.6%
Columbus, GA$20,800$1,31475.8%
Little Rock, AR$24,610$1,27762.3%
Mobile, AL$26,860$1,25756.2%
Amarillo, TX$22,710$1,21964.4%
Tallahassee, FL$34,850$1,48051.0%
Augusta, GA$18,390$1,45895.1%
Sioux Falls, SD$29,920$1,31452.7%
Oxnard, CA$34,910$2,47485.0%
Overland Park, KS$36,080$1,81060.2%
Grand Rapids, MI$42,930$1,75148.9%
Birmingham, AL$27,670$1,29156.0%
Montgomery, AL$26,360$1,30459.4%
Vancouver, WA$54,780$1,89441.5%
Knoxville, TN$28,100$1,54465.9%
Providence, RI$35,750$1,96465.9%
Glendale, CA$35,850$2,59786.9%
Akron, OH$36,150$1,12937.5%
Brownsville, TX$21,010$1,20468.8%
Tempe, AZ$47,530$1,95349.3%
Paradise, NV$27,110$1,53267.8%
Chattanooga, TN$24,240$1,53776.1%
Fort Lauderdale, FL$36,070$2,10970.2%
Newport News, VA$39,020$1,53847.3%
Shreveport, LA$15,080$1,04082.8%
Ontario, CA$34,800$2,61890.3%
Eugene, OR$42,930$1,60744.9%
Cary, NC$34,860$2,05070.6%
Salem, OR$48,720$1,69041.6%
Santa Rosa, CA$36,830$2,39378.0%
Clarksville, TN$21,790$1,53784.6%
Fort Collins, CO$47,360$1,85347.0%
Springfield, MO$29,350$1,16947.8%
Salinas, CA$35,540$2,41281.4%
Murfreesboro, TN$29,390$1,87876.7%
Corona, CA$34,800$2,63290.8%
Killeen, TX$22,910$1,29367.7%
Alexandria, VA$46,040$2,32960.7%
Macon, GA$17,830$1,27685.9%
Roseville, CA$35,070$2,71092.7%
Kansas City, KS$36,080$1,31743.8%
Springfield, MA$36,170$1,45848.4%
Charleston, SC$19,340$2,117131.4%
Sunnyvale, CA$41,920$3,15890.4%
Denton, TX$24,160$1,62080.5%
Bellevue, WA$57,280$2,70456.6%
Naperville, IL$31,200$2,17183.5%
Pasadena, TX$22,080$1,25768.3%
Bridgeport, CT$38,820$1,87558.0%
Savannah, GA$20,830$1,71899.0%
Rockford, IL$31,200$1,21846.8%
Jackson, MS$21,440$1,28171.7%
Syracuse, NY$47,640$1,32833.5%
Gainesville, FL$35,400$1,51051.2%
McAllen, TX$20,650$1,02659.6%
Visalia, CA$34,320$1,89266.2%
Waco, TX$23,010$1,34970.4%
Torrance, CA$35,850$2,82994.7%
Metairie, LA$16,640$1,16784.2%
Columbia, SC$17,810$1,39493.9%
Orange, CA$35,850$2,89696.9%
Warren, MI$37,490$1,44446.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$21,670$1,16864.7%
Stamford, CT$38,820$2,89089.3%
Pasadena, CA$35,850$2,997100.3%
Midland, TX$23,700$1,88795.5%
Dayton, OH$36,600$1,14037.4%
Kent, WA$57,280$2,01642.2%
New Haven, CT$37,900$2,01063.6%
Fargo, ND$30,330$1,08042.7%
Santa Clara, CA$41,920$3,30994.7%
Palm Bay, FL$36,670$1,87061.2%
Columbia, MO$29,250$1,35755.7%
Abilene, TX$22,520$1,24566.3%
Round Rock, TX$27,260$1,87182.4%
Athens, GA$21,090$1,42681.1%
Allentown, PA$34,630$1,59455.2%
Topeka, KS$35,090$1,14839.3%
Thousand Oaks, CA$34,910$3,300113.4%
College Station, TX$22,800$1,34370.7%
Vallejo, CA$36,610$2,49281.7%
Rochester, MN$24,060$1,70485.0%
West Palm Beach, FL$36,070$2,18872.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$40,230$1,93657.7%
Lafayette, LA$15,080$1,09687.2%
Hartford, CT$37,200$1,53249.4%
The Woodlands, TX$22,080$2,150116.8%
Wilmington, NC$30,610$1,73067.8%
Berkeley, CA$38,860$2,35572.7%
Lakeland, FL$35,270$1,67657.0%
North Charleston, SC$19,340$1,749108.5%
Billings, MT$22,940$1,50878.9%
Cambridge, MA$39,270$3,383103.4%
Richardson, TX$24,160$1,96397.5%
Clearwater, FL$37,070$2,16870.2%
High Point, NC$30,060$1,24849.8%
Evansville, IN$28,550$1,11546.9%
Manchester, NH$38,430$2,05564.2%
Odessa, TX$22,600$1,44476.7%
Elgin, IL$31,200$1,98876.5%
Waterbury, CT$36,890$1,53449.9%
Provo, UT$30,490$1,37554.1%
Carlsbad, CA$35,850$3,582119.9%
Las Cruces, NM$38,670$1,26739.3%
Pompano Beach, FL$36,070$2,33777.7%
Springfield, IL$31,200$1,26448.6%
Beaumont, TX$22,400$1,23666.2%
Lansing, MI$38,210$1,14936.1%
Peoria, IL$31,200$1,15244.3%
Everett, WA$57,280$1,95140.9%
Pueblo, CO$45,500$1,28333.8%
Temecula, CA$34,800$2,89599.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$26,930$1,24855.6%
Greeley, CO$46,480$1,75745.4%
Santa Maria, CA$35,260$1,98767.6%
Costa Mesa, CA$35,850$2,96899.3%
Sugar Land, TX$22,080$2,041110.9%
Ventura, CA$34,910$2,44384.0%
Tyler, TX$22,370$1,38974.5%
Concord, NC$36,430$1,92963.5%
Hillsboro, OR$54,780$2,22748.8%
Centennial, CO$39,650$2,26468.5%
Dearborn, MI$37,490$1,60151.2%
Sandy Springs, GA$18,460$2,002130.1%
Boulder, CO$49,870$2,22053.4%
Spokane Valley, WA$48,560$1,72042.5%
Green Bay, WI$29,610$1,30753.0%
Renton, WA$57,280$2,41750.6%
New Braunfels, TX$28,110$1,72473.6%
Edinburg, TX$20,650$1,20369.9%
Burbank, CA$35,850$2,55385.5%
Columbia, MD$36,170$2,29176.0%
Bend, OR$50,480$2,12350.5%
San Mateo, CA$38,860$3,358103.7%
South Bend, IN$28,740$1,28453.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$22,980$1,25065.3%
Conroe, TX$22,080$1,56785.2%
Chico, CA$34,320$1,67558.6%
St. George, UT$30,260$2,02280.2%
Carmel, IN$29,050$2,00482.8%
Davenport, IA$31,200$1,26248.5%
Albany, NY$48,980$1,65640.6%
Boca Raton, FL$36,070$2,93297.5%
Yuma, AZ$36,120$1,63254.2%