Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Richmond, VA

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,000 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Richmond earn between $30,390 and $50,030.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $45,010, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $36,572 a year, or $3,048 a month and $1,407 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $45,010 buys what about $45,995 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 3rd of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($48,060).

All Waiters and Waitresses salaries in Virginia

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

Related jobs in Richmond

• Bartenders$51,750 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,250 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,080 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$65,130 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,860 a year
• Cooks, All Other$44,800 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,980 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$37,100 a year

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