Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Ohio
The median annual wage for waiters and waitresses in Ohio is $36,700 ($17.65 per hour) — +4.2% vs. the national median of $35,230. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $36,700
- Mean annual wage
- $42,190
- Median hourly wage
- $17.65
- Employment in OH
- 77,250
77,250 employed · 13.9 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Ohio
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,820 | $11.45 |
| 25th percentile | $28,990 | $13.94 |
| Median (50th) | $36,700 | $17.65 |
| 75th percentile | $48,170 | $23.16 |
| 90th percentile | $63,740 | $30.64 |
What this salary is worth in Ohio
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $39,558
- Median rent burden
- 33.8%
- Est. affordable home price
- $133,879
Ohio prices are 92.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Ohio: $1,034/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $918/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 Ohio is $214,800 (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
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Ohio
- Accountants and Auditors in Ohio
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Ohio
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Ohio
- Cashiers in Ohio
- Construction Laborers in Ohio
- Cooks, Restaurant in Ohio
- Customer Service Representatives in Ohio
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Ohio
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Ohio
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Ohio
- General and Operations Managers in Ohio
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio
- Human Resources Specialists in Ohio
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Ohio
- Light Truck Drivers in Ohio
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio
- Management Analysts in Ohio
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Ohio
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Ohio
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Ohio
- Nursing Assistants in Ohio
- Office Clerks, General in Ohio
- Project Management Specialists in Ohio
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Ohio
- Registered Nurses in Ohio
- Retail Salespersons in Ohio
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Ohio
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Ohio
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Ohio
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Ohio
- Security Guards in Ohio
- Software Developers in Ohio
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Ohio
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.