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Can a food server make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a food server. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a food server is $24,006. Even food servers in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $32,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Food Servers?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile food server earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Connecticut | $38,000 |
| Indiana | $37,000 |
| Massachusetts | $37,000 |
| New York | $37,000 |
| New Hampshire | $36,000 |
| Missouri | $36,000 |
| Virginia | $36,000 |
| Mississippi | $35,000 |
| Wisconsin | $35,000 |
| West Virginia | $35,000 |
| Vermont | $35,000 |
| North Carolina | $35,000 |
| District of Columbia | $35,000 |
| Kentucky | $34,000 |
| Ohio | $34,000 |
| North Dakota | $34,000 |
| Nebraska | $34,000 |
| California | $34,000 |
| Hawaii | $34,000 |
| Michigan | $33,000 |
| Alaska | $33,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $33,000 |
| South Carolina | $33,000 |
| Illinois | $33,000 |
| Delaware | $33,000 |
| New Jersey | $33,000 |
| Maryland | $33,000 |
| Tennessee | $32,000 |
| Georgia | $32,000 |
| Maine | $31,000 |
| Utah | $30,000 |
| Iowa | $30,000 |
| Arizona | $29,000 |
| Rhode Island | $29,000 |
| Minnesota | $29,000 |
| Oregon | $28,000 |
| Arkansas | $28,000 |
| Alabama | $28,000 |
| Wyoming | $27,000 |
| Oklahoma | $27,000 |
| Kansas | $27,000 |
| Florida | $27,000 |
| New Mexico | $26,000 |
| Idaho | $25,000 |
| South Dakota | $25,000 |
| Washington | $25,000 |
| Louisiana | $25,000 |
| Nevada | $24,000 |
| Colorado | $24,000 |
| Montana | $23,000 |
| Texas | $23,000 |
