SALARY · WAITERS AND WAITRESSES · NORTH CAROLINA
Waiters and Waitresses salary in North Carolina
If North Carolina is on your shortlist, start here. The median annual pay for waiters and waitresses was $32,150. That one figure will not decide a move on its own, but it sets the range for everything else, from housing to how much you can save.
MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY
$15 per hour at the median · That is $3,080 (8.7 percent) below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation.
Salary range
| Measure | Annual |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $20,800 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $32,150 |
| 75th percentile | $48,550 |
| Mean | $37,850 |
The middle half of workers earned from $20,800 to $48,550 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.
What stays in your pocket on the median salary
ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY
Caveat: the North Carolina rate is from NCDOR, but the $12,750 deduction comes from the statute text, not an NCDOR deduction page.
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