Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Lafayette, IN

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $17,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,250 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Lafayette earn between $21,190 and $35,900.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $31,040, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $25,835 a year, or $2,153 a month and $994 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lafayette's local income tax (1.28%).

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

Prices in the Lafayette area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $31,040 buys what about $33,223 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($48,780). A typical home costs $286,179, or 9.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Indiana cities

Lafayette ranks 3rd of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job; Indianapolis pays the most ($32,300).

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Highest-paying cities for waiters and waitresses

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

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Related jobs in Lafayette

• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$30,990 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,120 a year
• Bartenders$27,340 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,470 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$46,030 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,450 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$33,300 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$32,310 a year

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