Waiters and Waitresses pay in Baton Rouge
$21,080avg. a year
$10.14 an hour · 6,650 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area earn an average of $21,080 a year. That is $1,270 (6%) less than the Louisiana average of $22,350. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$15,080Median pay
$10.14Average hourly
-6%vs. Louisiana average
6,650Jobs in this metro
Other Louisiana metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other Louisiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
110,050 jobs
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$24,030
$11.55 an hour
22,620 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$22,850
$10.98 an hour
32,520 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$22,550
$10.84 an hour
41,370 jobs
Monroe, LA
$22,270
$10.71 an hour
5750 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$22,250
$10.70 an hour
61,210 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$22,110
$10.63 an hour
71,050 jobs
Hammond, LA
$21,980
$10.57 an hour
83,410 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$21,440
$10.31 an hour
91,950 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$20,490
$9.85 an hour
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How Baton Rouge compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Baton Rouge
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $25,120 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $25,950 |
| Bartenders | $24,630 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $27,150 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $31,590 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $40,820 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Baton Rouge?
The average is $21,080 a year, and the median is $15,080. About 6,650 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Louisiana average?
That is $1,270 (6%) less than the Louisiana average of $22,350.
Is this job common in Baton Rouge?
It makes up 16.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 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: Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12940). 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.