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Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

SOC 35-3031 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Waiters and Waitresses in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $28,790 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $13.84 per hour. This is 15% below the national median of $33,760. 3,360 people work as Waiters and Waitresses in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. Wages have grown 53% since 2014, when the median was $18,780.

Median Annual Salary

$28,790

Mean Annual

$34,380

Median Hourly

$13.84

Total Employed

3,360

Location Quotient

0.88

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$18k
10th
$22k
25th
$29k
Median
$42k
75th
$59k
90th

How This Compares

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

$28,790

this metro

Pennsylvania

$30,300

you earn -5% vs state

United States

$33,760

you earn -15% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table
Year Median Annual
2024 $28,790
2023 $28,410
2022 $27,880
2021 $22,730
2020 $21,630
2019 $20,900
2018 $23,130
2017 $22,410
2016 $20,610
2015 $19,390
2014 $18,780

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