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Waiters and Waitresses: Pay by State

Nationally, 2,270,910 people work as waiters and waitresses, earning a median of $35,230 a year ($17/hour) — with most between $18,100 and $64,720.

StateWorkersMedian payPer hour
Hawaii14,090$62,390$30
Vermont4,040$59,140$28
Washington45,400$56,130$27
Oregon23,040$48,410$23
District of Columbia11,530$47,850$23
New York142,940$47,020$23
New Jersey55,800$44,960$22
Colorado40,680$44,860$22
Virginia59,370$44,760$22
Arizona55,950$43,950$21
Maine9,090$43,370$21
Massachusetts54,670$38,460$18
New Hampshire10,030$38,430$18
Connecticut22,370$37,770$18
Michigan65,090$37,760$18
New Mexico12,740$36,920$18
Delaware7,580$36,880$18
Maryland38,120$36,750$18
Ohio77,250$36,700$18
Florida207,180$36,150$17
Kansas19,480$36,120$17
California229,970$36,080$17
Rhode Island10,160$35,420$17
West Virginia8,600$35,380$17
Pennsylvania82,300$34,690$17
Nebraska13,310$33,770$16
North Carolina71,940$32,150$15
Illinois72,900$31,200$15
Utah17,790$31,150$15
North Dakota5,250$30,890$15
Idaho10,950$30,050$14
Wisconsin36,220$29,670$14
Kentucky27,150$29,660$14
Missouri41,640$29,400$14
South Dakota7,350$28,990$14
Indiana43,620$28,480$14
Tennessee52,120$27,760$13
Alabama28,760$26,840$13
Nevada42,520$26,410$13
Alaska3,830$26,310$13
Minnesota37,630$25,470$12
Arkansas17,880$24,680$12
Wyoming3,620$23,920$12
Montana7,200$23,370$11
Texas199,610$23,240$11
Mississippi15,190$21,370$10
Iowa22,410$21,000$10
Georgia76,470$18,700$9
South Carolina47,200$18,370$9
Oklahoma27,000$17,910$9
Louisiana33,870$15,080$7

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, most recent annual estimate. States are ordered by median pay. Cost of living differs between states — a higher number is not automatically a better deal. Some states are omitted where the estimate is suppressed. Labour-market data, not job listings.

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