Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Colorado
The median annual wage for waiters and waitresses in Colorado is $44,860 ($21.57 per hour) — +27.3% vs. the national median of $35,230. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $44,860
- Mean annual wage
- $51,240
- Median hourly wage
- $21.57
- Employment in CO
- 40,680
40,680 employed · 14.2 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Colorado
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $30,800 | $14.81 |
| 25th percentile | $32,610 | $15.68 |
| Median (50th) | $44,860 | $21.57 |
| 75th percentile | $66,360 | $31.91 |
| 90th percentile | $78,160 | $37.58 |
What this salary is worth in Colorado
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $43,531
- Median rent burden
- 47.1%
- Est. affordable home price
- $163,646
Colorado prices are 103.1 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Colorado: $1,761/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,122/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 Colorado is $539,400 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Waiters and Waitresses salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- 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 Colorado
- Accountants and Auditors in Colorado
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Colorado
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Colorado
- Cashiers in Colorado
- Construction Laborers in Colorado
- Cooks, Restaurant in Colorado
- Customer Service Representatives in Colorado
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Colorado
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Colorado
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Colorado
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Colorado
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Colorado
- General and Operations Managers in Colorado
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Colorado
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Colorado
- Human Resources Specialists in Colorado
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Colorado
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Colorado
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Colorado
- Light Truck Drivers in Colorado
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Colorado
- Management Analysts in Colorado
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Colorado
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Colorado
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Colorado
- Nursing Assistants in Colorado
- Office Clerks, General in Colorado
- Project Management Specialists in Colorado
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Colorado
- Registered Nurses in Colorado
- Retail Salespersons in Colorado
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Colorado
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Colorado
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Colorado
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Colorado
- Security Guards in Colorado
- Software Developers in Colorado
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Colorado
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Colorado
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.