Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Beckley, WV

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Beckley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,970 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Beckley earn between $22,410 and $47,100.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Beckley

On the average salary of $37,200, a single filer in Beckley takes home about $31,115 a year, or $2,593 a month and $1,197 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Beckley area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $37,200 buys what about $42,096 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Beckley ($41,850). A typical home costs $149,420, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other West Virginia cities

Beckley ranks 5th of 7 West Virginia metro areas for this job; Weirton pays the most ($39,640).

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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 Beckley

• Bartenders$38,990 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,910 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,200 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,360 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$29,570 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$27,910 a year
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,740 a year
• Dishwashers$25,570 a year

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