SOC 35-3041 · Chambersburg, PA metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Chambersburg, PA

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is $34,900 a year ($16.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,790: half of the 170 people in this job in the Chambersburg, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

$34,900average per year

$16.78 / hourMedian $33,790Take-home ≈ $29,151

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $52K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

170people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 16Pennsylvania metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Chambersburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,270 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Chambersburg earn between $28,130 and $38,090.

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $52K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,900$2,908$16.78
Median$33,790$2,816$16.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,130$2,344$13.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,090$3,174$18.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Chambersburg vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Food servers, nonrestaurant in Chambersburg earn 3% more than the Pennsylvania average ($33,720) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($36,140). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $35,360.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Chambersburg$34,900$33,790$27,530$52,270170
Pennsylvania$33,720$33,300$27,450$42,98013,940
United States$36,140$35,360$28,030$46,120293,900

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary after taxes in Chambersburg

On the average salary of $34,900, a single filer in Chambersburg takes home about $29,151 a year, or $2,429 a month and $1,121 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Chambersburg a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Chambersburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.6), so the average $34,900 buys what about $36,876 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Chambersburg ($47,540). A typical home costs $291,376, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Chambersburg ranks 2nd of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Allentown pays the most ($34,970).

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Highest-paying cities for food servers, nonrestaurant

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,020).

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary by city

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Chambersburg: questions

How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make an hour in Chambersburg?

$16.78 an hour on average, and $16.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food servers, nonrestaurant salary in Chambersburg?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food servers, nonrestaurant take-home pay in Chambersburg?

About $29,151 a year ($2,429 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,900. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do food servers, nonrestaurant earn more in Chambersburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-3041; area Chambersburg, PA (16540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.49, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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