Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Washington, DC

Estimates come from the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Washington, DC is $37,540, 6% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Washington sits within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area, Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay runs from $34,590 to $47,670 a year, with about 5.8K people employed.

Median annual

$37,540

Median hourly

$18

Average annual

$39,510

Employed in metro

5.8K

Pay distribution

10th$34,590

25th$36,080

Median$37,540

75th$40,160

90th$47,670

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $18.05
Daily: $144
Weekly: $722
Bi-weekly: $1,444
Monthly: $3,128
Annual: $37,540

$37,540 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurants in Washington, DC. The median is $37,540.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.60	$34,590
25th percentile	$17.40	$36,080
Median	$18.10	$37,540
75th percentile	$19.30	$40,160
90th percentile	$22.90	$47,670
Average (mean)	$19.00	$39,510
Employment	5,760 people

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Napa, CA$41,850
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41,090
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$40,640
Ithaca, NY$40,240