Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$42,740avg. a year
$20.55 an hour · 11,850 employed
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $42,740 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $43,580. The U.S. average is $36,140.
$38,350Median pay
$20.55Average hourly
-2%vs. California average
11,850Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for food servers, nonrestaurant in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
11,960 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$50,590
$24.32 an hour
24,160 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$48,600
$23.36 an hour
3240 jobs
Napa, CA
$48,550
$23.34 an hour
4300 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$46,710
$22.46 an hour
51,980 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$44,510
$21.40 an hour
650 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$44,210
$21.26 an hour
7520 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$43,510
$20.92 an hour
8310 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$42,460
$20.41 an hour
9400 jobs
Salinas, CA
$42,430
$20.40 an hour
10450 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$42,330
$20.35 an hour
11700 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$41,530
$19.97 an hour
12500 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$41,480
$19.94 an hour
133,400 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$41,400
$19.91 an hour
14170 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$41,170
$19.79 an hour
152,290 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$40,930
$19.68 an hour
16360 jobs
Modesto, CA
$40,170
$19.31 an hour
17490 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$40,150
$19.30 an hour
1860 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$39,970
$19.22 an hour
19830 jobs
Fresno, CA
$39,910
$19.19 an hour
20130 jobs
Chico, CA
$39,600
$19.04 an hour
21270 jobs
Visalia, CA
$37,760
$18.15 an hour
2250 jobs
El Centro, CA
$37,650
$18.10 an hour
23170 jobs
Redding, CA
$37,110
$17.84 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $41,080 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $42,640 |
| Bartenders | $41,510 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $44,750 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $53,380 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $41,220 |
Questions and answers
How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $42,740 a year, and the median is $38,350. About 11,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $43,580.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.00 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3041. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.