Waiters and Waitresses in Texas

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Waiters and Waitresses in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Waiters and Waitresses in Texas is growing faster than average.

• Waiters and Waitresses in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Waiters and Waitresses Work in Texas?

There were approximately 216,670 workers employed as Waiters and Waitresses in this state in 2018.

There were 217,390 Waiters and Waitresses employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 720 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 34,020 Waiters and Waitresses working in it, which means Texas has more Waiters and Waitresses than average.

Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Waiters and Waitresses in this state are growing at a rate of 23.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.0%.

Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 51,390 annual Waiters and Waitresses job openings in Texas, and 272,460 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 522,700 annual jobs and 2,783,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Waiters and Waitresses Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Waiters and Waitresses ranged from $16,410 to $39,750 with $19,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.89 to $19.11. The median hourly rate was $9.23.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.21 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.02.

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

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Top Texas Metros for Waiters and Waitresses

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Waiters and Waitresses.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	62,930	$18,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	56,850	$20,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX	21,460	$20,830
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	18,860	$18,840
El Paso, TX	5,740	$19,250
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	4,050	$18,110
Corpus Christi, TX	3,870	$18,770
Lubbock, TX	2,650	$18,840
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	2,590	$18,660
Amarillo, TX	2,390	$18,950
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	2,200	$18,820
College Station-Bryan, TX	2,010	$18,340
Killeen-Temple, TX	2,000	$18,230
Tyler, TX	1,750	$19,140
Midland, TX	1,670	$18,020
Waco, TX	1,620	$18,940
Longview, TX	1,580	$18,700
Abilene, TX	1,490	$19,090
Wichita Falls, TX	1,480	$18,720
Laredo, TX	1,390	$19,000
Odessa, TX	1,370	$18,650
San Angelo, TX	1,300	$18,490
Texarkana, TX-AR	1,010	$18,880
Sherman-Denison, TX	850	$18,410
Victoria, TX	680	$18,560

Top States for Waiters and Waitresses Employment

View the list below to see where most Waiters and Waitresses work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	286,930	$25,090
Texas	216,670	$19,210
Florida	211,860	$19,620
New York	167,250	$28,410
Pennsylvania	98,970	$22,850
Ohio	94,720	$19,490
Illinois	83,910	$19,410
North Carolina	82,600	$19,140
Georgia	81,920	$18,500
Michigan	80,880	$20,020
Virginia	72,420	$20,030
Massachusetts	66,250	$27,020
New Jersey	58,820	$25,480
Washington	54,770	$27,720
Tennessee	53,200	$18,290
Minnesota	50,490	$22,360
Colorado	50,390	$21,230
Indiana	49,530	$19,210
Arizona	48,830	$23,370
Missouri	48,060	$19,080

Below are the states where Waiters and Waitresses get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$48,860
Vermont	$31,880
District of Columbia	$30,240
New York	$28,410
Washington	$27,720
Massachusetts	$27,020
New Jersey	$25,480
California	$25,090
Oregon	$24,130
Rhode Island	$23,980

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.