Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Median annual salary
$47,530
+35% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$36,816
cost index 129.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
| 10th percentile | $30,850 |
| 25th percentile | $34,840 |
| Median (50th) | $47,530 |
| 75th percentile | $69,610 |
| 90th percentile | $79,780 |
| Mean | $53,370 |
| Employed in metro | 39,920 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns a median of $47,530 per year. That is 35% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has a cost index of 129.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $36,816 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $88,301, median gross rent $1,702/mo, and the median home value $440,900. See the full Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ cost-of-living profile.