Waiters and Waitresses pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
$45,340avg. a year
$21.80 an hour · 41,570 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area earn an average of $45,340 a year. That is about the same as the Massachusetts average of $44,480. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$39,270Median pay
$21.80Average hourly
+2%vs. Massachusetts average
41,570Jobs in this metro
Other Massachusetts metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other Massachusetts metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
12,970 jobs
Barnstable Town, MA
$45,760
$22.00 an hour
2980 jobs
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
$42,760
$20.56 an hour
31,150 jobs
Pittsfield, MA
$42,750
$20.55 an hour
413,600 jobs
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
$42,400
$20.39 an hour
54,610 jobs
Worcester, MA
$42,310
$20.34 an hour
62,670 jobs
Springfield, MA
$41,130
$19.78 an hour
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How Boston-Cambridge-Newton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $36,230 |
| Bartenders | $46,040 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $38,950 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $45,880 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,500 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,630 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
The average is $45,340 a year, and the median is $39,270. About 41,570 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Massachusetts average?
That is about the same as the Massachusetts average of $44,480.
Is this job common in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
It makes up 15.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.05 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: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 14460). 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.