SOC 35-3041 · Lebanon, PA metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Lebanon, PA

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Lebanon, Pennsylvania is $32,880 a year ($15.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,040: half of the 100 people in this job in the Lebanon, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

$32,880average per year

$15.81 / hourMedian $33,040Take-home ≈ $27,590

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $37K90th

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

100people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#9 of 16Pennsylvania metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Lebanon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,450 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lebanon earn between $28,820 and $37,080.

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $37K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,880$2,740$15.81
Median$33,040$2,753$15.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,820$2,402$13.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,080$3,090$17.83

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

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

Food servers, nonrestaurant in Lebanon earn about the same as the Pennsylvania average ($33,720) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($36,140). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $35,360.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lebanon$32,880$33,040$26,510$37,450100
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 Lebanon

On the average salary of $32,880, a single filer in Lebanon takes home about $27,590 a year, or $2,299 a month and $1,061 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 Lebanon a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lebanon area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.2), so the average $32,880 buys what about $35,274 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lebanon ($46,500). A typical home costs $320,716, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Lebanon ranks 9th 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 Lebanon: questions

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

$15.81 an hour on average, and $15.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,820, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $27,590 a year ($2,299 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,880. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Lebanon, PA (30140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 1.00, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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