Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Kingston, NY

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Kingston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,620 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Kingston earn between $35,130 and $61,630.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Kingston

On the average salary of $51,190, a single filer in Kingston takes home about $41,101 a year, or $3,425 a month and $1,581 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 Kingston a good place for waiters and waitresses? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kingston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.7), so the average $51,190 buys what about $50,830 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kingston ($50,020). A typical home costs $442,041, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other New York cities

Kingston ranks 9th 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 Kingston

• Bartenders$54,500 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$37,110 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$36,450 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$77,740 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,040 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$45,620 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$42,230 a year
• Cooks, Fast Food$41,540 a year

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