Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Reading, PA
Median annual salary
$30,760
-13% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$34,330
cost index 89.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Reading, PA
| 10th percentile | $16,920 |
| 25th percentile | $23,290 |
| Median (50th) | $30,760 |
| 75th percentile | $45,970 |
| 90th percentile | $61,650 |
| Mean | $36,110 |
| Employed in metro | 2,060 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Reading, PA earns a median of $30,760 per year. That is 13% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Reading, PA has a cost index of 89.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $34,330 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $79,777, median gross rent $1,181/mo, and the median home value $257,300. See the full Reading, PA cost-of-living profile.