Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Tucson, AZ
Median annual salary
$36,490
+4% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$39,706
cost index 91.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Tucson, AZ
| 10th percentile | $30,580 |
| 25th percentile | $31,460 |
| Median (50th) | $36,490 |
| 75th percentile | $56,870 |
| 90th percentile | $73,520 |
| Mean | $45,450 |
| Employed in metro | 7,300 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Tucson, AZ earns a median of $36,490 per year. That is 4% above the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Tucson, AZ has a cost index of 91.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $39,706 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,315, median gross rent $1,212/mo, and the median home value $319,700. See the full Tucson, AZ cost-of-living profile.