Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$43,720avg. a year
$21.02 an hour · 4,800 employed
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $43,720 a year. That is $1,720 (4%) more than the Washington average of $42,000. The U.S. average is $36,140.
$40,640Median pay
$21.02Average hourly
+4%vs. Washington average
4,800Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for food servers, nonrestaurant in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1220 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$41,440
$19.92 an hour
2210 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$41,080
$19.75 an hour
32,720 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$40,660
$19.55 an hour
4260 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$40,010
$19.24 an hour
5790 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$39,620
$19.05 an hour
6150 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$38,730
$18.62 an hour
760 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$38,140
$18.34 an hour
8230 jobs
Yakima, WA
$37,970
$18.26 an hour
990 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$37,950
$18.24 an hour
10200 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$37,670
$18.11 an hour
1190 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$37,090
$17.83 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $42,260 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $62,940 |
| Bartenders | $62,090 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $49,000 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $64,620 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $44,390 |
Questions and answers
How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $43,720 a year, and the median is $40,640. About 4,800 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $1,720 (4%) more than the Washington average of $42,000.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.22 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3041. Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.