Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Medford, OR

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Medford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,790 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Medford earn between $34,040 and $60,170.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Medford

On the average salary of $50,910, a single filer in Medford takes home about $39,533 a year, or $3,294 a month and $1,520 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Medford area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $50,910 buys what about $50,191 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Medford ($49,900). A typical home costs $439,493, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Oregon cities

Medford ranks 4th of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($56,130).

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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 Medford

• Bartenders$44,820 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,420 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,000 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$66,510 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$48,460 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$43,660 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$41,180 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$39,490 a year

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