Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary Data
Compare food servers, nonrestaurant pay across 315 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
States ranked by average salary across 315 cities.
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salaries by city
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay across 51 states and 338 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK1 cities
AL10 cities
AZ6 cities
CA24 cities
- San Jose$46,210
- Hanford$45,030
- San Francisco$44,710
- Napa$41,850
- Santa Rosa$40,180
- Vallejo$38,910
- Santa Maria$38,740
- Salinas$38,660
- Sacramento$38,460
- Los Angeles$38,350
- San Diego$38,260
- San Luis Obispo$38,150
- Modesto$38,010
- Santa Cruz$37,860
- Yuba City$37,660
- Oxnard$37,480
- Chico$37,400
- Stockton$37,380
- Bakersfield$37,140
- Riverside$37,120
- Fresno$36,770
- Redding$35,740
- Visalia$35,680
- El Centro$35,590
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL18 cities
GA13 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
ID2 cities
IL8 cities
IN10 cities
LA10 cities
MI13 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NM2 cities
NV2 cities
NY10 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC7 cities
SD1 cities
TN9 cities
TX20 cities
- Midland$34,160
- Austin$32,610
- Dallas$31,160
- El Paso$29,680
- Lubbock$29,660
- Waco$29,220
- Houston$29,050
- Amarillo$29,020
- Tyler$28,920
- San Antonio$28,740
- Killeen$28,520
- Beaumont$28,510
- Sherman$27,770
- Odessa$27,730
- Abilene$27,340
- Wichita Falls$27,080
- Longview$26,790
- Corpus Christi$25,470
- Texarkana$24,770
- College Station$24,120
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant earn a national median of $32,956, based on data from 315 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is HI at $62,960 average.
Worth knowing: Staying current with industry certifications and picking up adjacent skills (data literacy, project management, or automation tools) is the most reliable way to earn above median in this field.