Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Winston-Salem, NC
Median annual salary
$29,550
-16% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$38,327
cost index 77.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Winston-Salem, NC
| 10th percentile | $16,770 |
| 25th percentile | $18,490 |
| Median (50th) | $29,550 |
| 75th percentile | $46,660 |
| 90th percentile | $58,510 |
| Mean | $34,790 |
| Employed in metro | 3,940 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Winston-Salem, NC earns a median of $29,550 per year. That is 16% below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation. Because Winston-Salem, NC has a cost index of 77.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $38,327 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,975, median gross rent $1,016/mo, and the median home value $233,300. See the full Winston-Salem, NC cost-of-living profile.