Average Salary for Dishwashers
SOC 35-9021 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Dishwashers in the United States is $33,670 ($16.19/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $23,960 at the 10th percentile to $41,600 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 471,670 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 79.3% since 2014.
Median Annual
$33,670
Mean Annual
$33,220
10th Pct
$23,960
75th Pct
$36,750
Employment
471,670
Salary Distribution
$24k
10th
$29k
25th
$34k
Median
$37k
75th
$42k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $42,950 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $42,940 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $40,180 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $39,490 |
| Napa, CA | $38,640 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,140 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $38,100 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $37,980 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,750 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,480 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $37,460 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $36,960 |
| Vallejo, CA | $36,930 |
| Boulder, CO | $36,920 |
| Salinas, CA | $36,910 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Washington | $37,600 |
| District of Columbia | $37,540 |
| California | $37,440 |
| Massachusetts | $37,350 |
| Colorado | $37,140 |
| Vermont | $36,430 |
| Hawaii | $35,990 |
| New York | $35,410 |
| Oregon | $35,400 |
| Illinois | $35,200 |
| Connecticut | $34,970 |
| Arizona | $34,850 |
| Maine | $34,780 |
| New Jersey | $34,640 |
| Rhode Island | $34,260 |
| Alaska | $34,080 |
| Nevada | $33,950 |
| New Hampshire | $33,390 |
| Minnesota | $32,350 |
| Virginia | $31,950 |
| Maryland | $31,520 |
| Delaware | $31,260 |
| Missouri | $31,000 |
| Utah | $30,130 |
| North Dakota | $29,660 |
| Florida | $29,600 |
| Tennessee | $29,570 |
| New Mexico | $29,490 |
| Texas | $29,250 |
| Georgia | $29,230 |
| South Carolina | $29,200 |
| North Carolina | $29,150 |
| Pennsylvania | $29,100 |
| Ohio | $29,000 |
| Michigan | $28,990 |
| Nebraska | $28,660 |
| Wyoming | $28,610 |
| Indiana | $28,320 |
| Montana | $28,270 |
| Idaho | $28,190 |
| Kentucky | $28,140 |
| Wisconsin | $27,650 |
| South Dakota | $27,590 |
| Virgin Islands | $27,290 |
| Alabama | $27,230 |
| Arkansas | $27,090 |
| Iowa | $26,910 |
| Kansas | $26,740 |
| Oklahoma | $26,570 |
| West Virginia | $25,200 |
| Mississippi | $23,350 |
| Louisiana | $23,250 |
| Puerto Rico | $20,940 |
| Guam | $20,220 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Dishwashers broken down by industry sector, 2024 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $46,700 |
| Casino Hotels | $43,350 |
| Other Personal Services | $40,900 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $39,400 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $37,800 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $37,800 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $37,800 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $37,760 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $37,760 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $37,760 |
| Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | $37,660 |
| Book Retailers and News Dealers | $37,540 |
| Facilities Support Services | $37,390 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $37,330 |
| Hospitals | $37,330 |
| Performing Arts Companies | $37,250 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $37,240 |
| Accommodation | $37,130 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $36,870 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $36,510 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $36,500 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps | $36,430 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $36,380 |
| Gambling Industries | $36,310 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $36,140 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $36,080 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $35,900 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | $35,650 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | $35,620 |
| Special Food Services | $35,430 |
| Information | $35,360 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $35,360 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $35,360 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $35,230 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $35,230 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $35,130 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $35,130 |
| Educational Services | $35,060 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $34,870 |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | $34,860 |
| Retail Trade | $34,760 |
| Other Support Services | $34,670 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $34,650 |
| Motion Picture and Video Exhibition | $34,350 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $34,240 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $34,140 |
| Educational Services | $34,040 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $34,020 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $34,020 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | $34,010 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water | $34,010 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $33,980 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $33,970 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $33,890 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $33,760 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $33,760 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $33,690 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $33,630 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $33,630 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $33,600 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $33,390 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $33,390 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $33,390 |
| Manufacturing | $33,390 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $33,300 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $33,300 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $33,280 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $33,280 |
| Food Manufacturing | $33,280 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $33,280 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $33,230 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $33,210 |
| Real Estate | $33,050 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $32,900 |
| Wholesale Trade | $32,860 |
| General Merchandise Retailers | $32,590 |
| Employment Services | $32,560 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $32,390 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $32,390 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $32,380 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $32,350 |
| Temporary Help Services | $32,130 |
| Social Assistance | $32,030 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $32,010 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $31,910 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $31,910 |
| Child Care Services | $31,810 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | $31,650 |
| Spectator Sports | $31,650 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | $31,570 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers | $31,570 |
| Sporting Goods Retailers | $31,570 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $31,470 |
| Religious Organizations | $31,330 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $31,200 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $31,200 |
| Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps | $31,200 |
| Junior Colleges | $30,960 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) | $30,640 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $30,500 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $30,500 |
| Individual and Family Services | $30,440 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $30,260 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $29,890 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $29,330 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $29,330 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $29,330 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $29,120 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $28,150 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) | $27,480 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $26,710 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $26,710 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | $26,080 |
| Personal Care Services | $25,940 |
| Gasoline Stations | $24,960 |
| Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers | $24,960 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $23,460 |
| Florists | $20,680 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $20,030 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $33,670 |
| 2023 | $31,200 |
| 2022 | $29,080 |
| 2021 | $28,130 |
| 2020 | $25,270 |
| 2019 | $23,970 |
| 2018 | $22,730 |
| 2017 | $21,500 |
| 2016 | $20,800 |
| 2015 | $19,340 |
| 2014 | $18,780 |