Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Morristown, TN

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Morristown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,780 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Morristown earn between $16,680 and $38,210.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Morristown

On the average salary of $28,850, a single filer in Morristown takes home about $25,361 a year, or $2,113 a month and $975 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Morristown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $28,850 buys what about $33,405 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Morristown ($44,280). A typical home costs $301,029, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Tennessee cities

Morristown ranks 4th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($31,580).

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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 Morristown

• Bartenders$31,270 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,460 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$57,340 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$40,720 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$34,870 a year
• Dishwashers$30,900 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$30,340 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$28,050 a year

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