The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $42,620, Alaska is the highest paying state for food servers, nonrestaurant. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $37,050). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $42,620 |
$28,190 | 140 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $37,050 |
$31,620 | 670 |
| 3 | New York | $36,610 |
$28,720 | 18,290 |
| 4 | Washington | $35,750 |
$31,170 | 6,710 |
| 5 | California | $34,860 |
$30,280 | 27,490 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $34,200 |
$23,040 | 770 |
| 7 | Oregon | $34,010 |
$29,080 | 3,220 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $33,930 |
$30,260 | 6,450 |
| 9 | Colorado | $33,920 |
$28,640 | 5,790 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $33,360 |
$28,240 | 4,290 |
| 11 | Vermont | $33,310 |
$28,810 | 640 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $33,280 |
$27,590 | 11,100 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $32,600 |
$27,840 | 1,410 |
| 14 | Virgin Islands | $31,940 |
$23,950 | 60 |
| 15 | Arizona | $30,980 |
$28,110 | 4,230 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $30,950 |
$27,430 | 9,010 |
| 17 | Maryland | $30,760 |
$27,370 | 4,820 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $30,560 |
$23,960 | 1,330 |
| 19 | South Dakota | $29,750 |
$25,780 | 110 |
| 20 | Missouri | $29,710 |
$24,490 | 2,800 |
| 21 | Kentucky | $29,580 |
$21,160 | 2,380 |
| 22 | Maine | $29,530 |
$28,580 | 500 |
| 23 | Illinois | $29,490 |
$26,440 | 14,110 |
| 24 | Montana | $28,900 |
$23,600 | 910 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $28,840 |
$22,910 | 4,520 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $28,740 |
$22,150 | 14,470 |
| 27 | Michigan | $28,580 |
$22,840 | 7,730 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $28,450 |
$27,320 | 1,290 |
| 29 | Virginia | $28,340 |
$22,880 | 5,850 |
| 30 | Idaho | $28,330 |
$21,650 | 660 |
| 31 | Nevada | $28,330 |
$20,280 | 1,920 |
| 32 | Delaware | $28,220 |
$23,010 | 600 |
| 33 | Iowa | $27,720 |
$23,440 | 3,120 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $27,720 |
$20,540 | 180 |
| 35 | Ohio | $27,720 |
$22,100 | 14,280 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $27,690 |
$21,470 | 5,180 |
| 37 | Florida | $27,560 |
$22,360 | 13,970 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $27,370 |
$23,910 | 2,750 |
| 39 | Georgia | $27,350 |
$19,290 | 5,340 |
| 40 | Indiana | $27,240 |
$21,590 | 6,120 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $26,250 |
$22,090 | 550 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $26,230 |
$23,980 | 630 |
| 43 | Texas | $26,010 |
$20,140 | 13,120 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $25,500 |
$21,310 | 1,910 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $25,100 |
$23,220 | 1,810 |
| 46 | Alabama | $24,330 |
$19,510 | 2,370 |
| 47 | Utah | $24,080 |
$20,720 | 2,020 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $22,340 |
$17,800 | 2,460 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $22,310 |
$16,010 | 3,560 |
| 50 | Kansas | $21,920 |
$19,350 | 1,620 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $21,640 |
$19,780 | 1,870 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $21,270 |
$17,110 | 1,790 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $20,370 |
$17,680 | 350 |
| 54 | Guam | $19,400 |
$19,390 | 70 |