Waiters and Waitresses pay in El Paso
$26,570avg. a year
$12.78 an hour · 5,810 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the El Paso, TX metro area earn an average of $26,570 a year. That is $3,180 (11%) less than the Texas average of $29,750. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$21,870Median pay
$12.78Average hourly
-11%vs. Texas average
5,810Jobs 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
353,460 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$30,530
$14.68 an hour
41,560 jobs
Midland, TX
$30,360
$14.60 an hour
51,400 jobs
Odessa, TX
$29,790
$14.32 an hour
61,680 jobs
Waco, TX
$29,240
$14.06 an hour
751,330 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$29,180
$14.03 an hour
8780 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$28,980
$13.94 an hour
93,390 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$28,720
$13.81 an hour
102,410 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$28,600
$13.75 an hour
111,900 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$28,370
$13.64 an hour
121,080 jobs
Abilene, TX
$28,340
$13.63 an hour
132,040 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$28,000
$13.46 an hour
142,250 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$27,860
$13.39 an hour
153,040 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$27,820
$13.38 an hour
16580 jobs
Victoria, TX
$27,770
$13.35 an hour
171,430 jobs
Longview, TX
$27,720
$13.33 an hour
181,500 jobs
Laredo, TX
$27,540
$13.24 an hour
191,720 jobs
Tyler, TX
$27,500
$13.22 an hour
20840 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$27,460
$13.20 an hour
21970 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$26,990
$12.98 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 El Paso compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in El Paso
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $24,860 |
| Bartenders | $28,050 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $29,150 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $28,970 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $36,260 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $26,920 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in El Paso?
The average is $26,570 a year, and the median is $21,870. About 5,810 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $3,180 (11%) less than the Texas average of $29,750.
Is this job common in El Paso?
It makes up 17.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.17 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: El Paso, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 21340). 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.