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Food Servers in Arizona

Is Arizona a good place for you to work as a Food Server?

27.0% Jobs Projection
$23,030 Median Salary
980 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Food Servers in Arizona are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Food Servers in Arizona is growing faster than average.

  • Food Servers in Arizona earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Food Servers Work in Arizona?

5,550 people worked as Food Servers in 2018 in this state.

There were 5,080 Food Servers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 470 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,680 Food Servers working in it, which means Arizona has more Food Servers than average.

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Job Projections for Arizona

Jobs for Food Servers in this state are growing at a rate of 27.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.2%.

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Arizona Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 980 annual job openings, and a total of 6,500 jobs for Arizona Food Servers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 43,100 annual jobs and 290,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Food Servers Make in Arizona?

In 2018 wages for Food Servers ranged from $21,850 to $37,940 with $23,030 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.5 to $18.24. The median hourly rate was $11.07.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.06.

The median salary in Arizona is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Arizona Metros for Food Servers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Food Servers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,440 $22,660
Tucson, AZ 610 $23,720
Flagstaff, AZ 180 $24,020
Prescott, AZ 120 $24,030

Top States for Food Servers Employment

View the list below to see where most Food Servers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 23,340 $26,040
Texas 20,130 $19,840
New York 17,310 $31,730
Florida 16,190 $20,200
Illinois 14,070 $22,760
Ohio 13,930 $20,740
New Jersey 11,920 $23,950
Pennsylvania 11,260 $22,410
Michigan 8,090 $23,720
Minnesota 8,020 $25,830
North Carolina 7,900 $20,040
Colorado 7,340 $24,350
Virginia 6,990 $21,410
Indiana 6,450 $22,440
Tennessee 6,310 $20,420
Massachusetts 6,170 $26,440
Maryland 5,710 $22,990
Missouri 5,700 $20,840
Arizona 5,550 $23,030
Georgia 5,480 $19,870

Below are the states where Food Servers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Hawaii $35,240
New York $31,730
District of Columbia $29,520
North Dakota $27,400
Vermont $27,210
South Dakota $26,610
Massachusetts $26,440
Connecticut $26,220
Alaska $26,040
California $26,040

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