Waiters and Waitresses pay in Atlantic City-Hammonton
$45,800avg. a year
$22.02 an hour · 6,070 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area earn an average of $45,800 a year. That is $4,460 (9%) less than the New Jersey average of $50,260. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$38,160Median pay
$22.02Average hourly
-9%vs. New Jersey average
6,070Jobs in this metro
Other New Jersey metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other New Jersey metro areas. Swipe to see all 5.
1138,720 jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$55,000
$26.44 an hour
22,160 jobs
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
$46,270
$22.24 an hour
3540 jobs
Vineland, NJ
$44,840
$21.56 an hour
441,900 jobs
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$41,390
$19.90 an hour
55,310 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$38,400
$18.46 an hour
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How Atlantic City-Hammonton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Atlantic City-Hammonton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,390 |
| Bartenders | $45,610 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $37,340 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $42,690 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $50,880 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $37,770 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Atlantic City-Hammonton?
The average is $45,800 a year, and the median is $38,160. About 6,070 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New Jersey average?
That is $4,460 (9%) less than the New Jersey average of $50,260.
Is this job common in Atlantic City-Hammonton?
It makes up 36.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.46 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: Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12100). 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.