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Also called banquet waitress, bar waitress, buffet waitress and club waitress.
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Waiter and Waitress
Waiter taking orders and serving food and drinks to customers in a dining setting, checking on their meals and handling any issues, while also cleaning tables and preparing checks
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Collected payments from customers, leading to fewer payment errors and faster service
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Took food orders from patrons, providing attentive service and addressing special requests
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Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $27,750 |
|---|---|
| Median | $35,230 |
| 75th percentile | $47,110 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $25,290 | $26,310 | $29,540 |
| AL | $20,320 | $26,840 | $28,900 |
| AR | $23,430 | $24,680 | $30,450 |
| AZ | $33,850 | $43,950 | $63,020 |
| CA | $34,900 | $36,080 | $39,870 |
| CO | $32,610 | $44,860 | $66,360 |
| CT | $35,230 | $37,770 | $48,250 |
| DC | $36,400 | $47,850 | $78,520 |
| DE | $31,200 | $36,880 | $46,400 |
| FL | $28,550 | $36,150 | $47,590 |
| GA | $15,080 | $18,700 | $35,850 |
| HI | $30,090 | $62,390 | $96,010 |
| IA | $15,080 | $21,000 | $35,370 |
| ID | $18,040 | $30,050 | $46,390 |
| IL | $31,200 | $31,200 | $32,720 |
| IN | $20,870 | $28,480 | $36,550 |
| KS | $26,830 | $36,120 | $47,690 |
| KY | $18,170 | $29,660 | $45,710 |
| LA | $15,080 | $15,080 | $23,350 |
| MA | $35,290 | $38,460 | $45,700 |
| MD | $32,820 | $36,750 | $47,720 |
| ME | $32,860 | $43,370 | $62,910 |
| MI | $29,350 | $37,760 | $58,550 |
| MN | $23,370 | $25,470 | $31,940 |
| MO | $28,600 | $29,400 | $40,150 |
| MS | $16,210 | $21,370 | $29,300 |
| MT | $22,290 | $23,370 | $28,960 |
| NC | $20,800 | $32,150 | $48,550 |
| ND | $21,930 | $30,890 | $44,960 |
| NE | $28,340 | $33,770 | $46,710 |
| NH | $30,030 | $38,430 | $51,320 |
| NJ | $35,710 | $44,960 | $56,410 |
| NM | $28,570 | $36,920 | $56,940 |
| NV | $24,960 | $26,410 | $34,160 |
| NY | $34,520 | $47,020 | $64,480 |
| OH | $28,990 | $36,700 | $48,170 |
| OK | $16,550 | $17,910 | $28,450 |
| OR | $35,240 | $48,410 | $63,620 |
| PA | $24,490 | $34,690 | $46,790 |
| PR | $21,840 | $22,790 | $36,690 |
| RI | $31,200 | $35,420 | $50,840 |
| SC | $16,980 | $18,370 | $29,910 |
| SD | $27,910 | $28,990 | $30,640 |
| TN | $16,790 | $27,760 | $37,380 |
| TX | $17,950 | $23,240 | $37,230 |
| UT | $22,470 | $31,150 | $48,330 |
| VA | $32,760 | $44,760 | $56,430 |
| VT | $34,840 | $59,140 | $78,520 |
| WA | $45,910 | $56,130 | $73,840 |
| WI | $21,000 | $29,670 | $43,150 |
| WV | $22,800 | $35,380 | $47,430 |
| WY | $20,800 | $23,920 | $38,030 |
Other names
banquet waitress, bar waitress, buffet waitress, club waitress, cocktail waitress, dining car waitress, formal waitress, informal waitress, singing waitress, waitress, banquet server, banquet waiter.
bar waiter, buffet waiter, busser, carhop, club waiter, cocktail server, deck steward, dining car server, dining car waiter, food runner, food server, formal waiter, informal waiter, restaurant server, room service server, server, server assistant, singing waiter, skating carhop, waiter, wine steward, wine stewardess.
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This page is about the occupation Waiters and Waitresses. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.