Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Lawton, OK

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Lawton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $40,450 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Lawton earn between $15,680 and $27,970.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Lawton

On the average salary of $23,910, a single filer in Lawton takes home about $20,769 a year, or $1,731 a month and $799 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Lawton area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $23,910 buys what about $27,821 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lawton ($42,090). A typical home costs $154,345, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Oklahoma cities

Lawton ranks 3rd of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Oklahoma City pays the most ($28,120).

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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 Lawton

• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,040 a year
• Bartenders$26,820 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,720 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,470 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$34,220 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$33,190 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$30,990 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$28,020 a year

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