SALARY · WAITERS AND WAITRESSES · MISSOURI

Waiters and Waitresses salary in Missouri

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for waiters and waitresses in Missouri, where the median was $29,400 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$29,400

$14 per hour at the median · That is $5,830 (16.5 percent) below the national median of $35,230 for this occupation.

$38,620Mean annual salary
$19Mean hourly wage
$41,640People employed in this job in Missouri

Salary range

25th: $28,600Median: $29,40075th: $40,150
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$28,600
Median (50th percentile)$29,400
75th percentile$40,150
Mean$38,620

The middle half of workers earned from $28,600 to $40,150 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$25,374 a year
$2,115 a month
Federal tax $1,348 · FICA $2,249 · State tax $429

Caveat: the annual 2026 MO-1040 instruction booklet was not retrieved. Brackets and standard deduction are in the official 2026 withholding formula, and the federal tax deduction schedule is in statute RSMo 143.171.

Kansas City and St. Louis 1 percent earnings taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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