Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Rochester, NY
Median annual salary
$45,310
+29% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$52,261
cost index 86.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Rochester, NY
| 10th percentile | $32,240 |
| 25th percentile | $33,470 |
| Median (50th) | $45,310 |
| 75th percentile | $61,150 |
| 90th percentile | $80,400 |
| Mean | $51,280 |
| Employed in metro | 6,070 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Rochester, NY earns a median of $45,310 per year. That is 29% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Rochester, NY has a cost index of 86.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $52,261 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,284, median gross rent $1,143/mo, and the median home value $204,600. See the full Rochester, NY cost-of-living profile.