Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median annual salary
$29,770
-15% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$39,120
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| 10th percentile | $16,850 |
| 25th percentile | $23,550 |
| Median (50th) | $29,770 |
| 75th percentile | $43,440 |
| 90th percentile | $60,200 |
| Mean | $35,160 |
| Employed in metro | 3,200 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns a median of $29,770 per year. That is 15% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $39,120 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,158, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $187,200. See the full Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA cost-of-living profile.