Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Amherst, MA

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Amherst

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,200 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Amherst earn between $33,880 and $45,770.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Amherst

On the average salary of $42,760, a single filer in Amherst takes home about $34,720 a year, or $2,893 a month and $1,335 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). Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Amherst area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.2), so the average $42,760 buys what about $42,656 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Amherst ($57,030). A typical home costs $363,400, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Massachusetts cities

Amherst ranks 3rd of 6 Massachusetts metro areas for this job; Barnstable pays the most ($45,760).

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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 Amherst

• Bartenders$42,770 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,950 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,130 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$68,620 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$52,260 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,590 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$44,060 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$41,970 a year

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