SOC 35-3031 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for waiters and waitresses in Beaumont, Texas is $27,860 a year ($13.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $22,400: half of the 2,250 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 31% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,608).

$27,860average per year

$13.39 / hourMedian $22,400Take-home ≈ $24,553

  • $17K10th
  • $17K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,250people in this job
-31%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 25Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,490 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Beaumont earn between $17,420 and $35,620.

  • $17K10th
  • $17K25th
  • $22KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,860$2,322$13.39
Median$22,400$1,867$10.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$17,420$1,452$8.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,620$2,968$17.12

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Beaumont

On the average salary of $27,860, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $24,553 a year, or $2,046 a month and $944 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.

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

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $27,860 buys what about $30,940 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Texas cities

Beaumont ranks 14th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($32,970).

All Waiters and Waitresses salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for waiters and waitresses

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($87,210).

Waiters and Waitresses salary by city

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Beaumont: questions

How much do waiters and waitresses make an hour in Beaumont?

$13.39 an hour on average, and $10.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level waiters and waitresses salary in Beaumont?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $17,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the waiters and waitresses take-home pay in Beaumont?

About $24,553 a year ($2,046 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $27,860. Texas has no state income tax.

Do waiters and waitresses earn more in Beaumont than elsewhere?

The average here is 31% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,608).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-3031; area Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.94, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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