Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Kenosha, WI

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $17,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,830 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Kenosha earn between $20,590 and $45,570.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Kenosha

On the average salary of $34,980, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $29,450 a year, or $2,454 a month and $1,133 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 Kenosha a good place for waiters and waitresses? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kenosha area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $34,980 buys what about $34,593 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 8th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($38,450).

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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).

Waiters and Waitresses salary by city

Related jobs in Kenosha

• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,350 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,490 a year
• Bartenders$27,150 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$63,260 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,180 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$40,090 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$36,730 a year
• Food Preparation Workers$34,480 a year

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