Highest-paying Cities for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

The top 100 highest paying cities for food servers, nonrestaurant (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of food servers, nonrestaurant in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $43,030, Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is the highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $41,240). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of food servers, nonrestaurant in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$43,030	$27,300	30
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$41,240	$36,220	1,390
3	Anchorage, Alaska	$40,800	$27,990	80
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$39,400	$35,620	3,610
5	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$37,510	$29,400	19,800
6	Napa, California	$36,840	$31,200	150
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$36,800	$31,370	3,990
8	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$36,380	$33,040	250
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$36,010	$33,230	400
10	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$35,920	$29,650	290
11	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$35,640	$30,520	120
12	Boulder, Colorado	$35,510	$29,170	420
13	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$35,380	$21,220	90
14	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$35,300	$22,910	2,730
15	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$35,180	$22,070	2,530
16	Carson City, Nevada	$35,120	$20,540	30
17	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$35,060	$33,030	60
18	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$35,020	$31,260	100
19	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$34,930	$23,040	190
20	El Centro, California	$34,910	$30,740	70
21	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,800	$30,940	130
22	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$34,780	$31,360	1,620
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$34,750	$31,060	9,470
24	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,720	$30,540	190
25	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$34,640	$28,870	3,220
26	Olympia, Washington	$34,580	$30,220	190
27	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$34,510	$32,500	100
28	Stockton, California	$34,490	$30,710	400
29	Yuba City, California	$34,470	$31,060	70
30	Bellingham, Washington	$34,470	$30,660	230
31	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,400	$21,510	60
32	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$34,400	$30,710	390
33	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$34,280	$31,480	190
34	Merced, California	$34,260	$29,590	90
35	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$34,260	$30,440	1,920
36	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$34,250	$30,580	530
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$34,230	$30,490	4,490
38	Salinas, California	$34,220	$30,640	360
39	Modesto, California	$34,210	$29,900	350
40	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$34,200	$30,600	310
41	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$34,200	$25,950	490
42	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$34,180	$29,530	200
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$34,170	$28,460	4,190
44	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$34,150	$30,820	2,330
45	Greeley, Colorado	$34,120	$28,160	170
46	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$33,980	$30,180	480
47	Albany, Oregon	$33,880	$28,850	70
48	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$33,830	$28,440	310
49	Longview, Washington	$33,830	$31,330	70
50	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,790	$31,110	210
51	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$33,790	$31,000	190
52	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$33,730	$30,930	110
53	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$33,720	$28,240	1,190
54	Kingston, New York	$33,710	$27,900	160
55	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$33,650	$22,720	80
56	Salem, Oregon	$33,630	$28,510	400
57	New Haven, Connecticut	$33,630	$28,360	750
58	Grants Pass, Oregon	$33,590	$30,000	70
59	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$33,590	$30,390	80
60	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$33,570	$29,160	170
61	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$33,560	$29,800	2,170
62	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$33,510	$21,520	510
63	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$33,480	$28,120	260
64	Fresno, California	$33,440	$29,840	600
65	Bend, Oregon	$33,420	$28,440	170
66	Chico, California	$33,380	$29,950	130
67	Yakima, Washington	$33,320	$30,140	190
68	Spokane, Washington	$33,290	$30,140	690
69	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$33,230	$30,050	100
70	Worcester, Massachusetts	$33,190	$30,020	750
71	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$33,180	$28,190	1,570
72	Ithaca, New York	$33,100	$27,890	110
73	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$33,040	$28,450	220
74	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$33,040	$27,040	140
75	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$33,020	$19,830	10,680
76	Visalia-Porterville, California	$32,990	$29,160	230
77	Waterbury, Connecticut	$32,970	$28,620	150
78	Bay City, Michigan	$32,910	$22,260	120
79	Bismarck, North Dakota	$32,880	$28,590	300
80	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$32,810	$28,420	130
81	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$32,730	$27,380	200
82	Corvallis, Oregon	$32,700	$27,830	60
83	Medford, Oregon	$32,670	$29,010	170
84	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$32,640	$26,480	250
85	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$32,600	$28,380	470
86	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$32,560	$30,180	90
87	Fargo, North Dakota	$32,470	$28,620	490
88	St Cloud, Minnesota	$32,450	$25,680	340
89	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$32,450	$26,190	220
90	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$32,400	$22,530	480
91	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$32,380	$29,430	130
92	Grand Junction, Colorado	$32,270	$27,330	140
93	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$32,160	$21,380	120
94	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$31,910	$27,650	110
95	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$31,750	$26,410	90
96	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$31,750	$23,110	130
97	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$31,740	$29,150	2,840
98	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$31,740	$28,810	1,060
99	Great Falls, Montana	$31,620	$24,380	100
100	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$31,570	$28,830	5,330

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