Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Fairbanks, AK

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Fairbanks

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,190 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Fairbanks earn between $25,640 and $32,150.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Fairbanks

On the average salary of $34,300, a single filer in Fairbanks takes home about $29,740 a year, or $2,478 a month and $1,144 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. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

Is Fairbanks a good place for waiters and waitresses? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fairbanks area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $34,300 buys what about $33,234 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Fairbanks ($61,810). A typical home costs $312,179, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Alaska cities

Fairbanks ranks 2nd of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job; Anchorage pays the most ($35,410).

All Waiters and Waitresses salaries in Alaska

Highest-paying cities for waiters and waitresses

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($87,210).

Waiters and Waitresses salary by city

Related jobs in Fairbanks

• Bartenders$38,030 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,470 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$55,690 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$51,500 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$49,720 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$42,080 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$36,660 a year
• Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$36,470 a year

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