Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Columbus, OH
Median annual salary
$37,490
+6% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$38,810
cost index 96.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbus, OH
| 10th percentile | $24,370 |
| 25th percentile | $29,620 |
| Median (50th) | $37,490 |
| 75th percentile | $49,400 |
| 90th percentile | $63,250 |
| Mean | $43,070 |
| Employed in metro | 15,900 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Columbus, OH earns a median of $37,490 per year. That is 6% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Columbus, OH has a cost index of 96.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $38,810 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $81,945, median gross rent $1,274/mo, and the median home value $300,800. See the full Columbus, OH cost-of-living profile.