The median annual wage for food servers, nonrestaurant working in Jackson, TN, sits at $27,950, per BLS survey data. That is 17% under the national median of $33,540, so this market pays below the typical U.S. rate for the role. The middle 50% land between $27,470 and $32,180 — a 4,710 range that reflects differences in seniority, employer type, and specialization. The average (mean) of $31,070 comes in higher than the median, which usually means a share of high earners is pulling the average up. The catch: Jackson is roughly in line with the national cost of living (cost index 100 against a 100 baseline), so that headline number buys less than it would elsewhere. On an hourly basis that is about $13.44, useful for comparing contract or part-time offers.

For context, the national median for food servers, nonrestaurant across all U.S. metros in our data is $33,540.