Waiters and Waitresses pay in Providence-Warwick
$42,400avg. a year
$20.39 an hour · 13,600 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area earn an average of $42,400 a year. That is about the same as the Rhode Island average of $42,740. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$35,750Median pay
$20.39Average hourly
-1%vs. Rhode Island average
13,600Jobs in this metro
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How Providence-Warwick compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
This metroRhode IslandU.S.
Related jobs in Providence-Warwick
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $34,070 |
| Bartenders | $44,730 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $40,760 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $52,000 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $36,130 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $37,950 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Providence-Warwick?
The average is $42,400 a year, and the median is $35,750. About 13,600 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Rhode Island average?
That is about the same as the Rhode Island average of $42,740.
Is this job common in Providence-Warwick?
It makes up 19.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.30 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: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 39300). 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.