Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Nevada
The median annual wage for waiters and waitresses in Nevada is $26,410 ($12.70 per hour) — -25.0% vs. the national median of $35,230. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $26,410
- Mean annual wage
- $36,870
- Median hourly wage
- $12.70
- Employment in NV
- 42,520
42,520 employed · 27.4 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Nevada
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,960 | $12.00 |
| 25th percentile | $24,960 | $12.00 |
| Median (50th) | $26,410 | $12.70 |
| 75th percentile | $34,160 | $16.42 |
| 90th percentile | $50,140 | $24.11 |
What this salary is worth in Nevada
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $26,416
- Median rent burden
- 72.6%
- Est. affordable home price
- $96,342
Nevada prices are 100.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Nevada: $1,597/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $660/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 Nevada is $435,400 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Waiters and Waitresses salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- 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
- 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 Nevada
- Accountants and Auditors in Nevada
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Nevada
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Nevada
- Cashiers in Nevada
- Construction Laborers in Nevada
- Cooks, Restaurant in Nevada
- Customer Service Representatives in Nevada
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Nevada
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Nevada
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Nevada
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Nevada
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Nevada
- General and Operations Managers in Nevada
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Nevada
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Nevada
- Human Resources Specialists in Nevada
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Nevada
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Nevada
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Nevada
- Light Truck Drivers in Nevada
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Nevada
- Management Analysts in Nevada
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Nevada
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Nevada
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Nevada
- Nursing Assistants in Nevada
- Office Clerks, General in Nevada
- Project Management Specialists in Nevada
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Nevada
- Registered Nurses in Nevada
- Retail Salespersons in Nevada
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Nevada
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Nevada
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Nevada
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Nevada
- Security Guards in Nevada
- Software Developers in Nevada
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Nevada
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Nevada
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.