Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Fort Wayne, IN
Median annual salary
$28,650
-19% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$37,648
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Fort Wayne, IN
| 10th percentile | $17,430 |
| 25th percentile | $20,870 |
| Median (50th) | $28,650 |
| 75th percentile | $36,560 |
| 90th percentile | $47,840 |
| Mean | $30,730 |
| Employed in metro | 3,150 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Fort Wayne, IN earns a median of $28,650 per year. That is 19% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Fort Wayne, IN has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $37,648 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,213, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $214,100. See the full Fort Wayne, IN cost-of-living profile.