SOC 35-3041 · Amarillo, TX metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Amarillo, Texas is $28,420 a year ($13.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,020: half of the 80 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,625).

$28,420average per year

$13.66 / hourMedian $29,020Take-home ≈ $25,014

  • $23K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $30K75th
  • $34K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 20Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $33,540 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Amarillo earn between $26,600 and $30,230.

  • $23K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $30K75th
  • $34K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,420$2,368$13.66
Median$29,020$2,418$13.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$26,600$2,217$12.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$30,230$2,519$14.53

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

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $28,420, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $25,014 a year, or $2,084 a month and $962 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $28,420 buys what about $30,952 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 8th of 20 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($32,900).

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

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Amarillo: questions

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

$13.66 an hour on average, and $13.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $26,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $25,014 a year ($2,084 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $28,420. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,625).

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 Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.36, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.36).

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