Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Modesto, CA
Median annual salary
$34,910
-1% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$28,359
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Modesto, CA
| 10th percentile | $34,320 |
| 25th percentile | $34,430 |
| Median (50th) | $34,910 |
| 75th percentile | $36,510 |
| 90th percentile | $61,390 |
| Mean | $41,200 |
| Employed in metro | 2,140 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Modesto, CA earns a median of $34,910 per year. That is 1% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Modesto, CA has a cost index of 123.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $28,359 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $81,468, median gross rent $1,623/mo, and the median home value $450,100. See the full Modesto, CA cost-of-living profile.