Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Owensboro, KY

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Owensboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,900 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Owensboro earn between $20,270 and $44,590.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Owensboro

On the average salary of $36,260, a single filer in Owensboro takes home about $29,518 a year, or $2,460 a month and $1,135 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Owensboro's local income tax (1.78%).

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

Prices in the Owensboro area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.6), so the average $36,260 buys what about $40,921 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Owensboro ($44,960). A typical home costs $213,657, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Kentucky cities

Owensboro ranks 3rd of 6 Kentucky metro areas for this job; Lexington pays the most ($37,250).

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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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• Bartenders$33,620 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$30,950 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,070 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$52,010 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,430 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$32,240 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,320 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$28,220 a year

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