How much does a Waiter/Waitress earn

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Waiter/Waitress. According to the wage tables, average income is

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Waiter/Waitress. According to the wage tables, average income is

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

NameBottom 10%Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%
National average$15$16$19$24$30
National average$31.2K$33.3K$38.5K$49.9K$62.4K
National average$9$13$17$23$31
National average$18.1K$27.8K$35.2K$47.1K$64.7K
Alberta$15$16$18$23$30
Alberta$31.2K$33.3K$37.4K$47.8K$62.4K
British Columbia$37.1K$37.4K$41.6K$52K$62.4K
British Columbia$18$18$20$25$30
Manitoba$33.3K$33.3K$33.3K$38.5K$47.8K
Manitoba$16$16$16$19$23
New Brunswick$16$16$17$21$25
New Brunswick$32.6K$32.6K$35.4K$43.7K$52K
Newfoundland and Labrador$16$16$17$20$25
Newfoundland and Labrador$33.3K$33.3K$34.3K$41.6K$52K
Northwest Territories$34.7KNA$34.7KNA$51.2K
Northwest Territories$17NA$17NA$25
Nova Scotia$17$17$17$20$25
Nova Scotia$34.3K$34.3K$34.3K$41.6K$52K
NunavutNANA$12NANA
NunavutNANA$25KNANA
Ontario$18$18$18$22$26
Ontario$36.6K$36.6K$36.6K$45.8K$54.1K
Prince Edward Island$34.3KNA$39.1KNA$58.2K
Prince Edward Island$17NA$19NA$28
Quebec$33.5K$33.5K$41.6K$56.2K$72.8K
Quebec$16$16$20$27$35
Saskatchewan$15$15$15$18$23
Saskatchewan$31.9K$31.9K$31.9K$36.4K$46.8K
Yukon$37.3K$37.4K$45.8K$52K$62.4K
Yukon$18$18$22$25$30
 Alabama$8$10$13$14$17
 Alabama$16.6K$20.3K$26.8K$28.9K$36.1K
 Alaska$12$12$13$14$31
 Alaska$24.8K$25.3K$26.3K$29.5K$64.1K
 Arizona$15$16$21$30$38
 Arizona$30.6K$33.8K$44K$63K$78.9K
 Arkansas$23K$23.4K$24.7K$30.4K$43.8K
 Arkansas$11$11$12$15$21
 California$17$17$17$19$33
 California$34.3K$34.9K$36.1K$39.9K$69K
 Colorado$30.8K$32.6K$44.9K$66.4K$78.2K
 Colorado$15$16$22$32$38
 Connecticut$16$17$18$23$35
 Connecticut$34K$35.2K$37.8K$48.2K$72.1K
 Delaware$15$15$18$22$30
 Delaware$31.2K$31.2K$36.9K$46.4K$62K
 District of Columbia$18$18$23$38$48
 District of Columbia$36.4K$36.4K$47.8K$78.5K$100K
 Florida$13$14$17$23$31
 Florida$27.2K$28.6K$36.2K$47.6K$63.6K
 Georgia$7$7$9$17$23
 Georgia$15.1K$15.1K$18.7K$35.8K$46.9K
 Guam$10$10$10$10$11
 Guam$19.9K$20.1K$20.3K$21K$23.2K
 Hawaii$14$14$30$46$58
 Hawaii$29.1K$30.1K$62.4K$96K$120K
 Idaho$16.8K$18K$30K$46.4K$62.2K
 Idaho$8$9$14$22$30
 Illinois$15$15$15$16$24
 Illinois$31.2K$31.2K$31.2K$32.7K$49.5K
 Indiana$8$10$14$18$23
 Indiana$17.6K$20.9K$28.5K$36.6K$48.4K
 Iowa$7$7$10$17$23
 Iowa$15.1K$15.1K$21K$35.4K$48K
 Kansas$17.4K$26.8K$36.1K$47.7K$62.9K
 Kansas$8$13$17$23$30
 Kentucky$8$9$14$22$30
 Kentucky$16.5K$18.2K$29.7K$45.7K$62K
 Louisiana$15.1K$15.1K$15.1K$23.4K$38.1K
 Louisiana$7$7$7$11$18
 Maine$15$16$21$30$40
 Maine$30.5K$32.9K$43.4K$62.9K$82.9K
 Maryland$15$16$18$23$30
 Maryland$31.2K$32.8K$36.8K$47.7K$62.2K
 Massachusetts$15$17$18$22$30
 Massachusetts$31.8K$35.3K$38.5K$45.7K$62.2K
 Michigan$12$14$18$28$31
 Michigan$26K$29.4K$37.8K$58.6K$64.4K
 Minnesota$23.2K$23.4K$25.5K$31.9K$41.8K
 Minnesota$11$11$12$15$20
 Mississippi$15.3K$16.2K$21.4K$29.3K$39.4K
 Mississippi$7$8$10$14$19
 Missouri$14$14$14$19$30
 Missouri$28.6K$28.6K$29.4K$40.2K$61.4K
 Montana$21.9K$22.3K$23.4K$29K$45.4K
 Montana$11$11$11$14$22
 Nebraska$28.1K$28.3K$33.8K$46.7K$59.4K
 Nebraska$14$14$16$22$29
 Nevada$12$12$13$16$24
 Nevada$25K$25K$26.4K$34.2K$50.1K
 New Hampshire$10$14$18$25$35
 New Hampshire$21.1K$30K$38.4K$51.3K$72.8K
 New Jersey$32.2K$35.7K$45K$56.4K$78.5K
 New Jersey$15$17$22$27$38
 New Mexico$13$14$18$27$33
 New Mexico$26.7K$28.6K$36.9K$56.9K$69.4K
 New York$16$17$23$31$40
 New York$33.5K$34.5K$47K$64.5K$83.2K
 North Carolina$8$10$15$23$30
 North Carolina$17.1K$20.8K$32.2K$48.6K$62.7K
 North Dakota$18.5K$21.9K$30.9K$45K$60.6K
 North Dakota$9$11$15$22$29
 Ohio$23.8K$29K$36.7K$48.2K$63.7K
 Ohio$11$14$18$23$31
 Oklahoma$15.2K$16.6K$17.9K$28.4K$47.6K
 Oklahoma$7$8$9$14$23
 Oregon$31.2K$35.2K$48.4K$63.6K$77.6K
 Oregon$15$17$23$31$37
 Pennsylvania$9$12$17$22$30
 Pennsylvania$18.4K$24.5K$34.7K$46.8K$61.8K
 Puerto Rico$21.8K$21.8K$22.8K$36.7K$44.1K
 Puerto Rico$11$11$11$18$21
 Rhode Island$31.2K$31.2K$35.4K$50.8K$62.7K
 Rhode Island$15$15$17$24$30
 South Carolina$15.1K$17K$18.4K$29.9K$46.8K
 South Carolina$7$8$9$14$23
 South Dakota$13$13$14$15$18
 South Dakota$27K$27.9K$29K$30.6K$37.3K
 Tennessee$7$8$13$18$23
 Tennessee$15.1K$16.8K$27.8K$37.4K$47.7K
 Texas$8$9$11$18$23
 Texas$17.1K$18K$23.2K$37.2K$47.6K
 Utah$18.6K$22.5K$31.2K$48.3K$60.3K
 Utah$9$11$15$23$29
 Vermont$29.7K$34.8K$59.1K$78.5K$89.3K
 Vermont$14$17$28$38$43
 Virginia$28.3K$32.8K$44.8K$56.4K$74.1K
 Virginia$14$16$22$27$36
 Virgin Islands, U.S.$11$12$17$31$39
 Virgin Islands, U.S.$23.2K$24.1K$36.3K$64.5K$80.5K
 Washington$18$22$27$36$46
 Washington$36.7K$45.9K$56.1K$73.8K$94.9K
 West Virginia$20.2K$22.8K$35.4K$47.4K$60.6K
 West Virginia$10$11$17$23$29
 Wisconsin$16.8K$21K$29.7K$43.2K$61.8K
 Wisconsin$8$10$14$21$30
 Wyoming$9$10$12$18$27
 Wyoming$18K$20.8K$23.9K$38K$56.3K
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