Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary by State

National average: $36,136 · 51 states · BLS OEWS May 2025

StateMean Salary
Hawaii$45,670
California$43,580
New York$42,560
Washington$42,000
District of Columbia$41,460
Colorado$40,920
Vermont$40,840
Oregon$39,210
Maine$38,530
Massachusetts$38,520
Nevada$38,240
North Dakota$38,080
Alaska$37,860
Connecticut$37,550
New Jersey$37,180
New Hampshire$37,070
Maryland$37,060
Minnesota$37,010
Arizona$36,990
New Mexico$36,310
Rhode Island$36,150
Illinois$35,730
Virginia$35,590
Wisconsin$35,080
Florida$34,530
Delaware$34,410
Michigan$33,930
Idaho$33,920
Pennsylvania$33,720
Missouri$33,390
Georgia$33,270
North Carolina$33,150
South Dakota$32,870
Nebraska$32,860
Kentucky$32,750
Tennessee$32,590
Wyoming$32,470
Ohio$32,470
Montana$32,400
Indiana$32,400
Utah$31,930
South Carolina$31,270
Iowa$31,000
West Virginia$30,410
Oklahoma$30,180
Texas$29,950
Alabama$29,110
Arkansas$29,110
Kansas$28,610
Mississippi$26,970
Louisiana$26,000