Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Albany, NY

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,500 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Albany earn between $34,640 and $63,920.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Albany

On the average salary of $54,580, a single filer in Albany takes home about $43,638 a year, or $3,637 a month and $1,678 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Albany area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.6), so the average $54,580 buys what about $54,818 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other New York cities

Albany ranks 2nd of 13 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($55,000).

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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 Albany

• Bartenders$54,570 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,730 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,480 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$79,500 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,980 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$43,760 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$41,320 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$39,440 a year

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