Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Roanoke, VA

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,650 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Roanoke earn between $29,400 and $47,460.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $42,030, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $34,348 a year, or $2,862 a month and $1,321 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $42,030 buys what about $44,895 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 8th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($48,060).

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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 Roanoke

• Bartenders$51,590 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$32,840 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,210 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$59,700 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,210 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,780 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$34,370 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,990 a year

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