Waiters and Waitresses pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$30,530avg. a year
$14.68 an hour · 53,460 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $30,530 a year. That is $780 (3%) more than the Texas average of $29,750. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$24,160Median pay
$14.68Average hourly
+3%vs. Texas average
53,460Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
119,170 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$32,970
$15.85 an hour
220,320 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$31,400
$15.09 an hour
31,560 jobs
Midland, TX
$30,360
$14.60 an hour
41,400 jobs
Odessa, TX
$29,790
$14.32 an hour
51,680 jobs
Waco, TX
$29,240
$14.06 an hour
651,330 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$29,180
$14.03 an hour
7780 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$28,980
$13.94 an hour
83,390 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$28,720
$13.81 an hour
92,410 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$28,600
$13.75 an hour
101,900 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$28,370
$13.64 an hour
111,080 jobs
Abilene, TX
$28,340
$13.63 an hour
122,040 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$28,000
$13.46 an hour
132,250 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$27,860
$13.39 an hour
143,040 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$27,820
$13.38 an hour
15580 jobs
Victoria, TX
$27,770
$13.35 an hour
161,430 jobs
Longview, TX
$27,720
$13.33 an hour
171,500 jobs
Laredo, TX
$27,540
$13.24 an hour
181,720 jobs
Tyler, TX
$27,500
$13.22 an hour
19840 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$27,460
$13.20 an hour
20970 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$26,990
$12.98 an hour
215,810 jobs
El Paso, TX
$26,570
$12.78 an hour
222,430 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$26,330
$12.66 an hour
23810 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$26,160
$12.58 an hour
243,700 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$25,330
$12.18 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,350 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $31,380 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $35,860 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $43,260 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $32,960 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $24,490 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $30,530 a year, and the median is $24,160. About 53,460 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $780 (3%) more than the Texas average of $29,750.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 13.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.90 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.