Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$35,540
+1% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$22,797
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $34,320 |
| 25th percentile | $34,930 |
| Median (50th) | $35,540 |
| 75th percentile | $42,180 |
| 90th percentile | $73,940 |
| Mean | $45,820 |
| Employed in metro | 3,100 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Salinas, CA earns a median of $35,540 per year. That is 1% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $22,797 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.