Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
Median annual salary
$34,860
-1% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$29,220
cost index 119.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Raleigh-Cary, NC
| 10th percentile | $17,850 |
| 25th percentile | $22,090 |
| Median (50th) | $34,860 |
| 75th percentile | $48,990 |
| 90th percentile | $64,240 |
| Mean | $39,430 |
| Employed in metro | 10,290 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns a median of $34,860 per year. That is 1% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Raleigh-Cary, NC has a cost index of 119.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $29,220 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,103, median gross rent $1,573/mo, and the median home value $418,400. See the full Raleigh-Cary, NC cost-of-living profile.