Waiters and Waitresses Salary in York, PA

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in York

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $17,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,820 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in York earn between $23,050 and $47,030.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in York

On the average salary of $37,000, a single filer in York takes home about $30,774 a year, or $2,564 a month and $1,184 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the York area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $37,000 buys what about $38,542 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in York ($48,170). A typical home costs $309,967, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Pennsylvania cities

York ranks 7th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($41,390).

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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 York

• Bartenders$35,740 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$33,810 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,070 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$62,800 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,300 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,120 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$35,860 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$31,740 a year

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