Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Arizona
The median annual wage for waiters and waitresses in Arizona is $43,950 ($21.13 per hour) — +24.8% vs. the national median of $35,230. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $43,950
- Mean annual wage
- $51,170
- Median hourly wage
- $21.13
- Employment in AZ
- 55,950
55,950 employed · 17.3 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Arizona
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,580 | $14.70 |
| 25th percentile | $33,850 | $16.27 |
| Median (50th) | $43,950 | $21.13 |
| 75th percentile | $63,020 | $30.30 |
| 90th percentile | $78,920 | $37.94 |
What this salary is worth in Arizona
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $43,654
- Median rent burden
- 42.1%
- Est. affordable home price
- $160,327
Arizona prices are 100.7 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Arizona: $1,543/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,099/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Arizona is $394,500 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Waiters and Waitresses salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Arizona
- Accountants and Auditors in Arizona
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Arizona
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Arizona
- Cashiers in Arizona
- Construction Laborers in Arizona
- Cooks, Restaurant in Arizona
- Customer Service Representatives in Arizona
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Arizona
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Arizona
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Arizona
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Arizona
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Arizona
- General and Operations Managers in Arizona
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Arizona
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Arizona
- Human Resources Specialists in Arizona
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Arizona
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Arizona
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Arizona
- Light Truck Drivers in Arizona
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Arizona
- Management Analysts in Arizona
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Arizona
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Arizona
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Arizona
- Nursing Assistants in Arizona
- Office Clerks, General in Arizona
- Project Management Specialists in Arizona
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Arizona
- Registered Nurses in Arizona
- Retail Salespersons in Arizona
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Arizona
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Arizona
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Arizona
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Arizona
- Security Guards in Arizona
- Software Developers in Arizona
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Arizona
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Arizona
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.