Waiters and Waitresses pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$46,460avg. a year
$22.34 an hour · 29,080 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn an average of $46,460 a year. That is $1,860 (4%) more than the California average of $44,600. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$38,860Median pay
$22.34Average hourly
+4%vs. California average
29,080Jobs 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
33,100 jobs
Salinas, CA
$45,820
$22.03 an hour
420,810 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$45,660
$21.95 an hour
52,640 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$45,180
$21.72 an hour
61,930 jobs
Napa, CA
$45,100
$21.68 an hour
71,640 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$45,020
$21.64 an hour
813,460 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$44,840
$21.56 an hour
93,670 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$43,890
$21.10 an hour
101,660 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$43,840
$21.08 an hour
114,530 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$42,730
$20.54 an hour
1285,210 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$42,640
$20.50 an hour
133,540 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$42,600
$20.48 an hour
144,340 jobs
Fresno, CA
$42,430
$20.40 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $44,620 |
| Bartenders | $50,970 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $48,600 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $48,630 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $58,080 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $43,290 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The average is $46,460 a year, and the median is $38,860. About 29,080 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $1,860 (4%) more than the California average of $44,600.
Is this job common in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
It makes up 12.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.84 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: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41860). 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.