Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Median annual salary
$30,330
-14% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$35,104
cost index 86.4 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
| 10th percentile | $17,920 |
| 25th percentile | $22,030 |
| Median (50th) | $30,330 |
| 75th percentile | $44,720 |
| 90th percentile | $61,890 |
| Mean | $35,250 |
| Employed in metro | 10,020 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns a median of $30,330 per year. That is 14% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has a cost index of 86.4 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $35,104 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $78,218, median gross rent $1,139/mo, and the median home value $306,400. See the full Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI cost-of-living profile.