Waiters and Waitresses pay in Tulsa
$26,450avg. a year
$12.71 an hour · 7,460 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn an average of $26,450 a year. That is $580 (2%) more than the Oklahoma average of $25,870. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$18,350Median pay
$12.71Average hourly
+2%vs. Oklahoma average
7,460Jobs in this metro
Other Oklahoma metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other Oklahoma metro areas. Swipe to see all 4.
111,560 jobs
Oklahoma City, OK
$28,120
$13.52 an hour
21,410 jobs
Fort Smith, AR-OK
$27,240
$13.09 an hour
3700 jobs
Lawton, OK
$23,910
$11.50 an hour
4390 jobs
Enid, OK
$23,550
$11.32 an hour
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How Tulsa compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Tulsa
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $26,310 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $34,530 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $39,840 |
| Bartenders | $30,020 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $31,600 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $30,430 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Tulsa?
The average is $26,450 a year, and the median is $18,350. About 7,460 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Oklahoma average?
That is $580 (2%) more than the Oklahoma average of $25,870.
Is this job common in Tulsa?
It makes up 16.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 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: Tulsa, OK metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 46140). 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.