How does Waiters and Waitresses pay in Hawaii compare to the national average?

Hawaii Waiters and Waitresses salaries are 44% above the US national median of $33,760 per year.

What is the salary range for a Waiters and Waitresses in Hawaii?

Waiters and Waitresses salaries in Hawaii range from $29,120 (10th percentile) to $105,480 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Hawaii

SOC 35-3031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Waiters and Waitresses in Hawaii is $48,570 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.35 per hour. This is 44% above the national median of $33,760. 13,830 people work as Waiters and Waitresses in Hawaii. Wages have grown 79% since 2014, when the median was $27,200.

Median Annual Salary

$48,570

Mean Annual

$59,710

Median Hourly

$23.35

Total Employed

13,830

Location Quotient

1.49

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$29k

25th

$49k

Median

$78k

75th

$105k

90th

How This Compares

Hawaii

$48,570

this metro

United States

$33,760

you earn +44% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$48,570	$59,710	13,830
2023	$28,180	$44,620	14,380
2022	$22,970	$35,240	12,950
2021	$28,380	$39,370	8,560
2020	$59,140	$60,010	13,590
2019	$53,990	$55,200	19,500
2018	$48,860	$52,110	19,130
2017	$41,250	$45,280	17,590
2016	$34,230	$37,100	16,110
2015	$24,090	$32,480	15,200
2014	$27,200	$31,660	14,460

Related Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Jobs in Hawaii

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

Chefs and Head Cooks	$81,200
Bartenders	$68,820
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$62,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$49,820
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$47,250
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$47,190

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