Waiters and Waitresses pay in Fresno
$42,430avg. a year
$20.40 an hour · 4,340 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Fresno, CA metro area earn an average of $42,430 a year. That is $2,170 (5%) less than the California average of $44,600. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$34,320Median pay
$20.40Average hourly
-5%vs. California average
4,340Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
112,600 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$52,010
$25.00 an hour
224,050 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$47,700
$22.94 an hour
329,080 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$46,460
$22.34 an hour
43,100 jobs
Salinas, CA
$45,820
$22.03 an hour
520,810 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$45,660
$21.95 an hour
62,640 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$45,180
$21.72 an hour
71,930 jobs
Napa, CA
$45,100
$21.68 an hour
81,640 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$45,020
$21.64 an hour
913,460 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$44,840
$21.56 an hour
103,670 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$43,890
$21.10 an hour
111,660 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$43,840
$21.08 an hour
124,530 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$42,730
$20.54 an hour
1385,210 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$42,640
$20.50 an hour
143,540 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$42,600
$20.48 an hour
152,330 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$41,950
$20.17 an hour
162,140 jobs
Modesto, CA
$41,200
$19.81 an hour
172,920 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$41,180
$19.80 an hour
18680 jobs
Redding, CA
$40,620
$19.53 an hour
191,410 jobs
Visalia, CA
$40,020
$19.24 an hour
20990 jobs
Chico, CA
$39,330
$18.91 an hour
21480 jobs
El Centro, CA
$39,160
$18.83 an hour
22380 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$38,950
$18.72 an hour
23450 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$38,870
$18.69 an hour
24560 jobs
Merced, CA
$38,610
$18.56 an hour
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How Fresno compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Fresno
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $40,110 |
| Bartenders | $43,690 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $39,910 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $40,460 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $48,860 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $40,450 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Fresno?
The average is $42,430 a year, and the median is $34,320. About 4,340 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,170 (5%) less than the California average of $44,600.
Is this job common in Fresno?
It makes up 9.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.62 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3031. Metro area: Fresno, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 23420). 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.