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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

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U.S. mean $36,140 · median $35,360

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $45,670 $37,920 $22
+26.4%
$31,250–$68,170
California #2 $43,580 $39,010 $21
+20.6%
$35,120–$57,550
New York #3 $42,560 $39,370 $20
+17.8%
$33,110–$52,630
Washington #4 $42,000 $38,870 $20
+16.2%
$35,050–$50,910
District of Columbia #5 $41,460 $37,920 $20
+14.7%
$36,400–$54,650
Colorado #6 $40,920 $38,900 $20
+13.2%
$31,860–$51,440
Vermont #7 $40,840 $37,540 $20
+13%
$32,970–$54,380
Oregon #8 $39,210 $36,620 $19
+8.5%
$33,240–$48,660
Maine #9 $38,530 $37,680 $19
+6.6%
$31,570–$45,000
Massachusetts #10 $38,520 $36,750 $19
+6.6%
$33,990–$47,630
Nevada #11 $38,240 $36,030 $18
+5.8%
$29,110–$51,000
North Dakota #12 $38,080 $36,910 $18
+5.4%
$31,140–$46,320
Alaska #13 $37,860 $38,090 $18
+4.8%
$25,140–$46,160
Connecticut #14 $37,550 $35,950 $18
+3.9%
$34,040–$42,850
New Jersey #15 $37,180 $36,390 $18
+2.9%
$32,220–$43,800
New Hampshire #16 $37,070 $36,710 $18
+2.6%
$28,710–$46,090
Maryland #17 $37,060 $36,650 $18
+2.5%
$31,840–$42,930
Minnesota #18 $37,010 $36,000 $18
+2.4%
$31,760–$44,370
Arizona #19 $36,990 $35,390 $18
+2.4%
$31,400–$46,370
New Mexico #20 $36,310 $35,740 $17
+0.5%
$29,750–$45,190
Rhode Island #21 $36,150 $34,860 $17
+0%
$31,320–$42,990
Illinois #22 $35,730 $35,080 $17
-1.1%
$31,200–$41,960
Virginia #23 $35,590 $35,090 $17
-1.5%
$29,040–$42,930
Wisconsin #24 $35,080 $34,670 $17
-2.9%
$28,640–$44,080
Florida #25 $34,530 $33,930 $17
-4.5%
$29,210–$39,000
Delaware #26 $34,410 $31,430 $17
-4.8%
$31,200–$44,730
Michigan #27 $33,930 $34,260 $16
-6.1%
$28,730–$38,180
Idaho #28 $33,920 $34,220 $16
-6.1%
$27,980–$39,210
Pennsylvania #29 $33,720 $33,300 $16
-6.7%
$27,450–$42,980
Missouri #30 $33,390 $31,840 $16
-7.6%
$28,600–$38,370
Georgia #31 $33,270 $31,530 $16
-7.9%
$25,850–$39,610
North Carolina #32 $33,150 $31,460 $16
-8.3%
$23,760–$40,110
South Dakota #33 $32,870 $31,980 $16
-9%
$26,810–$43,070
Nebraska #34 $32,860 $31,540 $16
-9.1%
$28,790–$38,510
Kentucky #35 $32,750 $32,200 $16
-9.4%
$25,790–$42,060
Tennessee #36 $32,590 $30,670 $16
-9.8%
$22,620–$46,750
Ohio #37 $32,470 $30,440 $16
-10.2%
$26,450–$38,310
Wyoming #38 $32,470 $33,090 $16
-10.2%
$21,840–$42,740
Indiana #39 $32,400 $31,840 $16
-10.3%
$26,360–$38,350
Montana #40 $32,400 $32,090 $16
-10.3%
$23,010–$38,210
Utah #41 $31,930 $30,170 $15
-11.6%
$23,120–$41,600
South Carolina #42 $31,270 $31,740 $15
-13.5%
$19,100–$37,480
Iowa #43 $31,000 $30,110 $15
-14.2%
$27,020–$36,600
West Virginia #44 $30,410 $30,170 $15
-15.9%
$22,480–$38,280
Oklahoma #45 $30,180 $28,490 $15
-16.5%
$23,030–$37,850
Texas #46 $29,950 $29,300 $14
-17.1%
$21,930–$36,930
Alabama #47 $29,110 $29,000 $14
-19.5%
$23,080–$35,770
Arkansas #48 $29,110 $27,600 $14
-19.5%
$23,920–$34,430
Kansas #49 $28,610 $29,040 $14
-20.8%
$21,770–$35,250
Mississippi #50 $26,970 $27,250 $13
-25.4%
$19,940–$34,270
Louisiana #51 $26,000 $27,200 $13
-28.1%
$18,580–$32,540

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.