Waiters and Waitresses · SOC 35-3031
Waiters and Waitresses Salary in the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Waiters and Waitresses in the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $36,610 per year ($17.60 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $27,420 at the 10th percentile to $73,710 at the 90th. BLS estimates 790 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Waiters and Waitresses in the Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $36,610 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $29,770 and $47,950.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $27,420 | $29,770 | $36,610 | $47,950 | $73,710 |
| Hourly | $13.18 | $14.31 | $17.60 | $23.06 | $35.44 |
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
- Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$36,610 median for Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,770 to $47,950
- Virginiastate$44,760 median for Virginia; middle half earns $32,760 to $56,430
- 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 −18% vs Virginia overall and +4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for waiters and waitresses, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan areathis page$36,610 median for Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,770 to $47,950
- $44,760 median for Harrisonburg metro area; middle half earns $30,760 to $55,540
- $44,030 median for Charlottesville metro area; middle half earns $34,950 to $56,850
- $39,020 median for Virginia Beach metro area; middle half earns $30,060 to $48,570
- $38,470 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $30,390 to $50,030
- $37,910 median for Staunton metro area; middle half earns $30,150 to $48,780
- $37,680 median for Winchester metro area; middle half earns $29,540 to $48,510
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 Northeast Virginia 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.