Waiters and Waitresses pay in Colorado Springs
$49,910avg. a year
$24.00 an hour · 4,330 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area earn an average of $49,910 a year. That is $1,330 (3%) less than the Colorado average of $51,240. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$46,230Median pay
$24.00Average hourly
-3%vs. Colorado average
4,330Jobs in this metro
Other Colorado metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other Colorado metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
12,670 jobs
Boulder, CO
$55,310
$26.59 an hour
220,750 jobs
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$51,870
$24.94 an hour
31,300 jobs
Greeley, CO
$51,600
$24.81 an hour
42,740 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$50,800
$24.42 an hour
5850 jobs
Pueblo, CO
$50,650
$24.35 an hour
61,020 jobs
Grand Junction, CO
$49,050
$23.58 an hour
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How Colorado Springs compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Colorado Springs
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $35,170 |
| Bartenders | $48,940 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $38,670 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $40,070 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $49,500 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $39,300 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Colorado Springs?
The average is $49,910 a year, and the median is $46,230. About 4,330 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Colorado average?
That is $1,330 (3%) less than the Colorado average of $51,240.
Is this job common in Colorado Springs?
It makes up 13.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.94 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3031. Metro area: Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 17820). 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.