Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Idaho
The median annual wage for waiters and waitresses in Idaho is $30,050 ($14.45 per hour) — -14.7% vs. the national median of $35,230. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $30,050
- Mean annual wage
- $35,320
- Median hourly wage
- $14.45
- Employment in ID
- 10,950
10,950 employed · 12.8 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Idaho
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $16,770 | $8.06 |
| 25th percentile | $18,040 | $8.67 |
| Median (50th) | $30,050 | $14.45 |
| 75th percentile | $46,390 | $22.30 |
| 90th percentile | $62,220 | $29.91 |
What this salary is worth in Idaho
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $31,468
- Median rent burden
- 49.4%
- Est. affordable home price
- $109,620
Idaho prices are 95.5 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Idaho: $1,238/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $751/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 Idaho is $418,600 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Waiters and Waitresses salary in other states
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- Alaska
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- Delaware
- District of Columbia
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- Georgia
- Hawaii
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- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
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- Michigan
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- Mississippi
- Missouri
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- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Idaho
- Accountants and Auditors in Idaho
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Idaho
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Idaho
- Cashiers in Idaho
- Construction Laborers in Idaho
- Cooks, Restaurant in Idaho
- Customer Service Representatives in Idaho
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Idaho
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Idaho
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Idaho
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Idaho
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Idaho
- General and Operations Managers in Idaho
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Idaho
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Idaho
- Human Resources Specialists in Idaho
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Idaho
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Idaho
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Idaho
- Light Truck Drivers in Idaho
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Idaho
- Management Analysts in Idaho
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Idaho
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Idaho
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Idaho
- Nursing Assistants in Idaho
- Office Clerks, General in Idaho
- Project Management Specialists in Idaho
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Idaho
- Registered Nurses in Idaho
- Retail Salespersons in Idaho
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Idaho
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Idaho
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Idaho
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Idaho
- Security Guards in Idaho
- Software Developers in Idaho
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Idaho
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Idaho
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.