Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Mankato, MN

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Mankato

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,790 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Mankato earn between $23,150 and $28,400.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Mankato

On the average salary of $28,580, a single filer in Mankato takes home about $24,434 a year, or $2,036 a month and $940 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mankato area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $28,580 buys what about $31,422 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Mankato ($49,530). A typical home costs $309,967, or 10.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Minnesota cities

Mankato ranks 3rd of 5 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Minneapolis pays the most ($31,300).

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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 Mankato

• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,610 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,470 a year
• Bartenders$29,400 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$61,110 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,730 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$41,820 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$37,700 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$33,820 a year

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