Waiters and Waitresses · SOC 35-3031
Waiters and Waitresses Salary in the Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Waiters and Waitresses in the Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $38,700 per year ($18.61 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $32,150 at the 10th percentile to $73,550 at the 90th. BLS estimates 840 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Waiters and Waitresses in the Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area earn more than $38,700 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $35,380 and $47,240.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $32,150 | $35,380 | $38,700 | $47,240 | $73,550 |
| Hourly | $15.46 | $17.01 | $18.61 | $22.71 | $35.36 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$38,700 median for Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,380 to $47,240
- Massachusettsstate$38,460 median for Massachusetts; middle half earns $35,290 to $45,700
- United Statesnational$35,230 median for United States; middle half earns $27,750 to $47,110
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +1% vs Massachusetts overall and +10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Massachusetts
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for waiters and waitresses, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan areathis page$38,700 median for Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $35,380 to $47,240
- $39,270 median for Boston metro area; middle half earns $35,880 to $45,910
- $38,380 median for Barnstable Town metro area; middle half earns $35,000 to $46,840
- $36,840 median for Worcester metro area; middle half earns $33,900 to $43,930
- $36,650 median for Amherst Town metro area; middle half earns $33,880 to $45,770
- $36,170 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $31,220 to $42,580
- $35,950 median for Pittsfield metro area; middle half earns $33,040 to $45,320
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for waiters and waitressess · Highest-paying occupations in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.