Food runners make $25,536 per year on average, or $12.28 per hour, in the United States. Food runners on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $18,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $34,000.
Location impacts how much a food runner can expect to make. Food runners make the most in Vermont, Washington, California, Massachusetts, and Maryland.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Indiana | $24,414 | $11.74 | 1,488 |
2 | North Carolina | $24,240 | $11.65 | 2,096 |
3 | Tennessee | $23,320 | $11.21 | 1,488 |
4 | Ohio | $24,507 | $11.78 | 2,189 |
5 | Washington | $27,472 | $13.21 | 1,086 |
6 | Texas | $23,389 | $11.24 | 5,082 |
7 | Minnesota | $25,839 | $12.42 | 926 |
8 | Vermont | $28,023 | $13.47 | 97 |
9 | Kentucky | $23,150 | $11.13 | 1,003 |
10 | Kansas | $23,803 | $11.44 | 586 |
11 | Oregon | $26,208 | $12.60 | 597 |
12 | Pennsylvania | $23,687 | $11.39 | 2,391 |
13 | Wisconsin | $23,815 | $11.45 | 1,065 |
14 | Massachusetts | $26,695 | $12.83 | 1,168 |
15 | Maryland | $26,561 | $12.77 | 1,034 |
16 | New York | $25,921 | $12.46 | 2,092 |
17 | Connecticut | $25,559 | $12.29 | 530 |
18 | Colorado | $24,322 | $11.69 | 1,250 |
19 | Maine | $25,380 | $12.20 | 224 |
20 | Michigan | $22,950 | $11.03 | 1,766 |
21 | Rhode Island | $25,117 | $12.08 | 149 |
22 | New Mexico | $23,738 | $11.41 | 322 |
23 | Illinois | $24,571 | $11.81 | 1,996 |
24 | Georgia | $23,299 | $11.20 | 1,893 |
25 | Alabama | $22,858 | $10.99 | 745 |
26 | Mississippi | $22,114 | $10.63 | 518 |
27 | California | $27,036 | $13.00 | 3,900 |
28 | Montana | $22,521 | $10.83 | 299 |
29 | Arkansas | $22,952 | $11.03 | 417 |
30 | North Dakota | $23,638 | $11.36 | 102 |
31 | Virginia | $23,710 | $11.40 | 1,806 |
32 | New Hampshire | $23,729 | $11.41 | 318 |
33 | District of Columbia | $26,513 | $12.75 | 122 |
34 | Alaska | $25,663 | $12.34 | 130 |
35 | Arizona | $22,241 | $10.69 | 1,393 |
36 | New Jersey | $23,699 | $11.39 | 1,519 |
37 | Nebraska | $23,438 | $11.27 | 310 |
38 | Iowa | $22,523 | $10.83 | 608 |
39 | Nevada | $22,024 | $10.59 | 487 |
40 | Florida | $22,292 | $10.72 | 3,359 |
41 | South Carolina | $21,368 | $10.27 | 1,194 |
42 | Missouri | $22,407 | $10.77 | 1,156 |
43 | South Dakota | $21,938 | $10.55 | 168 |
44 | West Virginia | $20,778 | $9.99 | 359 |
45 | Oklahoma | $21,384 | $10.28 | 678 |
46 | Idaho | $22,339 | $10.74 | 261 |
47 | Utah | $22,187 | $10.67 | 522 |
48 | Delaware | $21,699 | $10.43 | 217 |
49 | Wyoming | $20,464 | $9.84 | 135 |
50 | Hawaii | $24,142 | $11.61 | 108 |
51 | Louisiana | $20,882 | $10.04 | 549 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Seattle, WA | $27,492 | $13.22 |
2 | San Francisco, CA | $27,243 | $13.10 |
3 | Boston, MA | $26,700 | $12.84 |
4 | Baltimore, MD | $26,580 | $12.78 |
5 | Washington, DC | $26,488 | $12.73 |
6 | Portland, OR | $26,172 | $12.58 |
7 | New York, NY | $25,867 | $12.44 |
8 | Portland, ME | $25,324 | $12.18 |
9 | Chicago, IL | $24,576 | $11.82 |
10 | Columbus, OH | $24,430 | $11.75 |
11 | Columbus, IN | $24,351 | $11.71 |
12 | Colorado Springs, CO | $24,329 | $11.70 |
13 | Jacksonville, NC | $24,279 | $11.67 |
14 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $24,128 | $11.60 |
15 | Philadelphia, PA | $23,737 | $11.41 |
Here Are The Five Most In Demand Cities Right Now:
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $34,000 | $2,833 | $16 |
75th Percentile | $29,000 | $2,417 | $14 |
Average | $25,536 | $2,128 | $12 |
25th Percentile | $21,000 | $1,750 | $10 |
10th Percentile | $18,000 | $1,500 | $9 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Waitress | $24,770 | $2,064 | $11.91 | 87,315 |
Server/Barista | $30,749 | $2,562 | $14.78 | 173,073 |
Cashier/Host | $24,581 | $2,048 | $11.82 | 131,740 |
Line Cook | $32,895 | $2,741 | $15.81 | 168,993 |
Server And Hostess | $28,020 | $2,335 | $13.47 | 97,109 |
Restaurant Server | $24,558 | $2,047 | $11.81 | 141,250 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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1 | University of Massachusetts Boston | $42,416 | $20.39 | 3 |
2 | Talamore Country Club | $38,236 | $18.38 | |
3 | Univ Of Colorado-Colorado Spgs | $38,214 | $18.37 | |
4 | Lexington Country Club | $37,165 | $17.87 | 1 |
5 | Kroll | $36,480 | $17.54 | |
6 | Syracuse University | $35,692 | $17.16 | 6 |
7 | Milwaukee Art Museum | $35,015 | $16.83 | |
8 | University of Colorado Boulder | $34,657 | $16.66 | 1 |
9 | Aspen Snowmass | $34,583 | $16.63 | 1 |
10 | El Camino High School | $34,245 | $16.46 | 1 |
11 | Jeff Ruby | $34,140 | $16.41 | 3 |
12 | Maidstone Club | $33,663 | $16.18 | |
13 | Scottsdale Insurance | $33,544 | $16.13 | 3 |
14 | Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants | $33,415 | $16.06 | 15 |
15 | Capital City Club | $33,357 | $16.04 | 1 |
16 | SpaceX | $33,281 | $16.00 | 16 |
17 | HEI Hotels & Resorts | $33,073 | $15.90 | 270 |
18 | Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | $32,774 | $15.76 | 173 |
19 | Amazon | $32,731 | $15.74 | 3 |
20 | Bertucci's | $32,347 | $15.55 | 9 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2023 | $25,500 | $12.28 | +4.7% |
2022 | $24,300 | $11.71 | +5.4% |
2021 | $23,000 | $11.08 | +5.0% |
2020 | $21,900 | $10.52 | +3.7% |
2019 | $21,100 | $10.13 | +2.7% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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The Marcus Corporation | Food Runner | Las Vegas, NV | 11/29/2022 | $24,001 |
Chick-Fil-A St. Lucie West FSU | Chick-Fil-A Host/Dining Room Attendant | Port Saint Lucie, FL | 11/29/2022 | $20,870 |
Capital City Club | Food Runner | Atlanta, GA | 11/29/2022 | $22,957 |
Benchmark | Hotel Banquet Food Runner or More Per Hour-Private Hotel and Training Center! | Center, TX | 11/29/2022 | $35,062 |
The Alinea Group | Food Runner-The Aviary | Chicago, IL | 11/28/2022 | $40,697 |
Monkey Bar | Food Runner | New York, NY | 11/28/2022 | $20,870 |
Ai Fiori | Breakfast Food Runner | New York, NY | 11/28/2022 | $31,305 |
Peony Kitchen Bellevue | Expo/Food Runner | Bellevue, WA | 11/28/2022 | $31,305 |
Snooze La Jolla | Food Runner | San Diego, CA | 11/28/2022 | $31,305 |
LeÑA Brava | Food Runner | Chicago, IL | 11/28/2022 | $19,284 |
Vermont pays Food Runners the most in the United States, with an average salary of $28,023 per year, or $13.47 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Food Runner if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $27,472 per year.
Associate Food Scientist gets paid the most. Associate Food Scientist made a median salary of $43,865. The best-paid 10 percent make $49,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $39,000.
A good starting salary for a food runner is $15,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a food runner in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for food runners is $23,029, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a food runner can vary by state.
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