Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Ithaca, NY

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Ithaca

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,100 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Ithaca earn between $34,880 and $62,450.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Ithaca

On the average salary of $51,830, a single filer in Ithaca takes home about $41,580 a year, or $3,465 a month and $1,599 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 Ithaca a good place for waiters and waitresses? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ithaca area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $51,830 buys what about $50,166 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ithaca ($58,130). A typical home costs $353,120, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other New York cities

Ithaca ranks 6th 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 Ithaca

• Bartenders$51,470 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$39,770 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$36,430 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$68,230 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,090 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,070 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$41,360 a year
• Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$38,430 a year

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