SOC 35-3041 · Wichita Falls, TX metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Wichita Falls, TX

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Wichita Falls, Texas is $26,960 a year ($12.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,080: half of the 50 people in this job in the Wichita Falls, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 25% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

$26,960average per year

$12.96 / hourMedian $27,080Take-home ≈ $23,812

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  • $27KMedian
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  • $31K90th

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

50people in this job
-25%vs U.S. average
#16 of 20Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Wichita Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $31,450 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Wichita Falls earn between $24,780 and $28,160.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$26,960$2,247$12.96
Median$27,080$2,257$13.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$24,780$2,065$11.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$28,160$2,347$13.54

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

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Wichita Falls vs. Texas and the U.S.

Food servers, nonrestaurant in Wichita Falls earn 10% less than the Texas average ($29,950) and 25% less than the U.S. average ($36,140). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $35,360.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wichita Falls$26,960$27,080$23,130$31,45050
Texas$29,950$29,300$21,930$36,93014,340
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 Wichita Falls

On the average salary of $26,960, a single filer in Wichita Falls takes home about $23,812 a year, or $1,984 a month and $916 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 Wichita Falls a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wichita Falls area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $26,960 buys what about $30,119 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita Falls ($43,210). A typical home costs $178,786, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Texas cities

Wichita Falls ranks 16th of 20 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($32,900).

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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 Wichita Falls: questions

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

$12.96 an hour on average, and $13.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $24,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $23,812 a year ($1,984 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $26,960. Texas has no state income tax.

Do food servers, nonrestaurant earn more in Wichita Falls than elsewhere?

The average here is 25% 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 Wichita Falls, TX (48660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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