Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in the US
A food servers, nonrestaurant earns a national median of $35,360 a year (mean $36,140) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #801 of 825.
How much does a food servers, nonrestaurant earn in the US?
A food servers, nonrestaurant in the United States earns a median of $35,360 a year (mean $36,140), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 31% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 293,900 people work in this occupation (SOC 35-3041), ranked #801 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$35,360
per year
Mean
$36,140
per year
Employment
293,900
US workers
National rank
#801
of 825 by median
What a food servers, nonrestaurant earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a food servers, nonrestaurant (SOC 35-3041) earns a median annual wage of $35,360 and a mean (average) of $36,140. The median is the midpoint — half of food servers, nonrestaurant earn more and half earn less — and is 31% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a food servers, nonrestaurant in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for food servers, nonrestaurant is $35,360, and the mean (average) is $36,140. The median is the midpoint — half of food servers, nonrestaurant earn more and half earn less.
- How does food servers, nonrestaurant pay compare to the US average?
- At $35,360, a food servers, nonrestaurant earns 31% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many food servers, nonrestaurant are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 293,900 food servers, nonrestaurant employed nationally (SOC 35-3041), across all industries.
- Where does this food servers, nonrestaurant salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 35-3041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 35-3041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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