Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Reno, NV

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,570 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Reno earn between $24,960 and $28,360.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Reno

On the average salary of $29,760, a single filer in Reno takes home about $26,092 a year, or $2,174 a month and $1,004 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $29,760 buys what about $29,461 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 19.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Nevada cities

Reno ranks 3rd of 3 Nevada metro areas for this job; Las Vegas pays the most ($38,200).

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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).

Waiters and Waitresses salary by city

Related jobs in Reno

• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,410 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$32,400 a year
• Bartenders$28,380 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$66,240 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,590 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$42,460 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$40,490 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$37,160 a year

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