Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median annual salary
$38,050
+8% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$43,387
cost index 87.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albuquerque, NM
| 10th percentile | $27,650 |
| 25th percentile | $29,110 |
| Median (50th) | $38,050 |
| 75th percentile | $58,930 |
| 90th percentile | $69,370 |
| Mean | $43,830 |
| Employed in metro | 5,880 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Albuquerque, NM earns a median of $38,050 per year. That is 8% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Albuquerque, NM has a cost index of 87.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $43,387 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,783, median gross rent $1,156/mo, and the median home value $287,800. See the full Albuquerque, NM cost-of-living profile.