Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Birmingham, AL
Median annual salary
$27,670
-21% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$31,125
cost index 88.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Birmingham, AL
| 10th percentile | $16,840 |
| 25th percentile | $21,160 |
| Median (50th) | $27,670 |
| 75th percentile | $29,810 |
| 90th percentile | $36,540 |
| Mean | $27,870 |
| Employed in metro | 7,000 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Birmingham, AL earns a median of $27,670 per year. That is 21% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Birmingham, AL has a cost index of 88.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $31,125 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,498, median gross rent $1,172/mo, and the median home value $240,200. See the full Birmingham, AL cost-of-living profile.