Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Missouri
$33,390avg. a year
$16.05 an hour · 7,490 employed
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Missouri earn an average of $33,390 a year. That is $2,750 (8%) less than the U.S. average of $36,140. The best-paying metro area is St. Louis, MO-IL at $35,210.
$31,840Median pay
$16.05Average hourly
+32%Avg. pay since 2020
#30Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Missouri metro areas
Average pay for food servers, nonrestaurant by metro area. Swipe to see all 8.
13,250 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$35,210
$16.93 an hour
22,260 jobs
Kansas City, MO-KS
$33,450
$16.08 an hour
3330 jobs
Columbia, MO
$32,950
$15.84 an hour
4410 jobs
Springfield, MO
$32,180
$15.47 an hour
5130 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$31,610
$15.20 an hour
6200 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$31,570
$15.18 an hour
7150 jobs
Jefferson City, MO
$31,520
$15.15 an hour
8180 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$31,100
$14.95 an hour
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Missouri, charted
Pay over time
Missouri, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Missouri food servers, nonrestaurant work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Missouri
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$32,130
- Waiters and Waitresses$38,620
- Bartenders$38,170
- Cooks, Restaurant$38,460
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,250
- Food Preparation Workers$34,040
Average pay, Missouri, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make in Missouri?
The average is $33,390 a year, and the median is $31,840. That is $2,750 (8%) less than the U.S. average of $36,140.
What is the hourly wage in Missouri?
$16.05 an hour on average; the median is $15.31.
Where in Missouri do they earn the most?
St. Louis, MO-IL ($35,210), followed by Kansas City, MO-KS ($33,450). The lowest average among 8 metro areas with data is Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($31,100).
How does Missouri rank?
Missouri ranks #30 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 35-3041. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national food servers, nonrestaurant page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.