Waiters and Waitresses pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial
$51,870avg. a year
$24.94 an hour · 20,750 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area earn an average of $51,870 a year. That is about the same as the Colorado average of $51,240. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$39,650Median pay
$24.94Average hourly
+1%vs. Colorado average
20,750Jobs in this metro
Other Colorado metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other Colorado metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
12,670 jobs
Boulder, CO
$55,310
$26.59 an hour
21,300 jobs
Greeley, CO
$51,600
$24.81 an hour
32,740 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$50,800
$24.42 an hour
4850 jobs
Pueblo, CO
$50,650
$24.35 an hour
54,330 jobs
Colorado Springs, CO
$49,910
$24.00 an hour
61,020 jobs
Grand Junction, CO
$49,050
$23.58 an hour
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How Denver-Aurora-Centennial compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $38,240 |
| Bartenders | $51,920 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $41,800 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $43,550 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $55,410 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $40,470 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial?
The average is $51,870 a year, and the median is $39,650. About 20,750 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Colorado average?
That is about the same as the Colorado average of $51,240.
Is this job common in Denver-Aurora-Centennial?
It makes up 12.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.88 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: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19740). 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.