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Food Servers in Idaho

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25.5% Jobs Projection

$22,900 Median Salary

90 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Food Servers in Idaho is growing faster than average.
Food Servers in Idaho earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Food Servers Work in Idaho?

470 people worked as Food Servers in 2018 in this state.

There were 480 Food Servers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Idaho

Jobs for Food Servers in this state are growing at a rate of 25.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.2%.

Idaho Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 590 total jobs in 2026 for Food Servers in this state.

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

What do Food Servers Make in Idaho?

In 2018 wages for Food Servers ranged from $18,030 to $30,390 with $22,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.67 to $14.61. The median hourly rate was $11.01.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.12 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.11.

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

Top Idaho 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
Boise City, ID	210	$23,030
Coeur d’Alene, ID	110	$22,790
Idaho Falls, ID	60	$23,580

Top States for Food Servers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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