SOC 35-3041 · Casper, WY metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Casper, WY

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Casper, Wyoming is $30,670 a year ($14.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,550: half of the 60 people in this job in the Casper, WY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

$30,670average per year

$14.74 / hourMedian $29,550Take-home ≈ $26,823

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  • $22K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $38K90th

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

60people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Wyoming metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Casper

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,930 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Casper earn between $21,840 and $37,930.

  • $22K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $38K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,670$2,556$14.75
Median$29,550$2,462$14.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,840$1,820$10.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,930$3,161$18.24

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

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Casper vs. Wyoming and the U.S.

Food servers, nonrestaurant in Casper earn 6% less than the Wyoming average ($32,470) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($36,140). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $35,360.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Casper$30,670$29,550$21,840$37,93060
Wyoming$32,470$33,090$21,840$42,740250
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 Casper

On the average salary of $30,670, a single filer in Casper takes home about $26,823 a year, or $2,235 a month and $1,032 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 Casper a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Casper area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.8), so the average $30,670 buys what about $32,687 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Casper ($48,880). A typical home costs $313,211, or 10.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Wyoming cities

Casper ranks 2nd of 2 Wyoming metro areas for this job; Cheyenne pays the most ($32,490).

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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 Casper: questions

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

$14.74 an hour on average, and $14.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $26,823 a year ($2,235 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,670. Wyoming has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Casper, WY (16220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.3%.
  • 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 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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