What are the main factors that influence an Am Restaurant Server's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Am Restaurant Server?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Am Restaurant Server roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Am Restaurant Server's salary?

An Am Restaurant Server's salary grows with experience: starting around $24,258 for beginners, reaching about $56,918 at mid-level, and approach $119,467 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Am Restaurant Server?

Am Restaurant Server salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Am Restaurant Server roles are District of Columbia $27,799, California $27,694, Massachusetts $27,325. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Am Restaurant Server roles make?

Salaries for Am Restaurant Server level roles vary by specialization: AM Dispatcher: $50,871; AM Restaurant Supervisor: $43,683; AM Baker: $36,429; AM Bartender: $34,382; Am Line Server: $30,357.

Am Restaurant Server Salary in Vermont

How much does an Am Restaurant Server make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Am Restaurant Server in Vermont is $24,643 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $12.

However, an Am Restaurant Server's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $28,179
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $22,816 to $26,494
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $21,151

10% $21,151

50% (Median) $24,643

90% $28,179

Am Restaurant Server Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$26,494	$2,208	$510	$13
Average	$24,643	$2,054	$474	$12
25th Percentile	$22,816	$1,901	$439	$11

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Key Factors That Influence Am Restaurant Server Salaries

An Am Restaurant Server's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Am Restaurant Server Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Am Restaurant Server's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $24,258
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,175
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,918
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,772
Expert (over 8 years): $119,467

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Am Restaurant Server	less than 1 year	$24,258
Assistant Restaurant Manager	1-2 years	$42,175
Restaurant Manager	2-4 years	$56,918
Regional Restaurant Manager	5-8 years	$85,772
Restaurant Director	over 8 years	$119,467

How Do Am Restaurant Server Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Am Restaurant Servers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $27,799.
California: $27,694.
Massachusetts: $27,325.

District of Columbia $27,799 California $27,694 Massachusetts $27,325 Washington $27,224 New Jersey $27,214 Alaska $27,179 Connecticut $26,833 New York $26,692

Hawaii $26,243 Rhode Island $26,032 Maryland $25,889 Minnesota $25,693 Colorado $25,618 Illinois $25,592 Oregon $25,497 Delaware $25,427

New Hampshire $25,383 Virginia $25,284 Pennsylvania $24,995 Nevada $24,849 North Dakota $24,802 Michigan $24,726 Wisconsin $24,699 Vermont $24,643

Texas $24,490 Maine $24,480 Arizona $24,465 Ohio $24,448 Georgia $24,217 Indiana $24,101 Wyoming $24,078 Utah $24,043

Iowa $24,028 Kansas $23,908 Louisiana $23,873 North Carolina $23,860 Missouri $23,855 Florida $23,757 Montana $23,704 Nebraska $23,654

Kentucky $23,627 South Carolina $23,526 Tennessee $23,463 Idaho $23,438 New Mexico $23,255 Oklahoma $23,215 Alabama $23,067 South Dakota $22,818

Arkansas $22,682 West Virginia $22,610 Mississippi $22,391

Top Paying Cities for Am Restaurant Server

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $25,225
Barre: $25,263
Cabot: $25,207

Adamant, VT $25,225

Barre, VT $25,263

Cabot, VT $25,207

Calais, VT $25,229

East Barre, VT $25,224

East Calais, VT $25,225

East Montpelier, VT $25,241

Eden, VT $25,208

Eden Mills, VT $25,185

Graniteville, VT $25,261

Hyde Park, VT $25,245

Johnson, VT $25,277

Lake Elmore, VT $25,217

Marshfield, VT $25,211

Moretown, VT $25,279

Morrisville, VT $25,276

Moscow, VT $25,289

Northfield, VT $25,248

Northfield Falls, VT $25,366

North Hyde Park, VT $25,243

North Montpelier, VT $25,218

Plainfield, VT $25,215

Roxbury, VT $25,172

South Barre, VT $25,292

Waterbury, VT $25,286

Stowe, VT $25,290

Waitsfield, VT $25,276

Warren, VT $25,228

Washington, VT $25,179

Waterbury Center, VT $25,285

Websterville, VT $25,257

Williamstown, VT $25,228

Wolcott, VT $25,214

Woodbury, VT $25,189

Worcester, VT $25,214

Rutland, VT $25,213

Belmont, VT $25,136

Benson, VT $25,135

Bomoseen, VT $25,175

Brandon, VT $25,194

Bridport, VT $25,196

Castleton, VT $25,180

Center Rutland, VT $25,197

Chittenden, VT $25,139

Cuttingsville, VT $25,130

Danby, VT $25,173

East Middlebury, VT $25,210

East Poultney, VT $25,176

East Wallingford, VT $25,149

Fair Haven, VT $25,158

Florence, VT $25,149

Forest Dale, VT $25,195

Gaysville, VT $25,035

Granville, VT $25,153

Hancock, VT $25,149

Hydeville, VT $25,178

Killington, VT $25,146

Middlebury, VT $25,249

Middletown Springs, VT $25,162

Mount Holly, VT $25,139

North Clarendon, VT $25,176

Orwell, VT $25,173

Pawlet, VT $25,182

Pittsfield, VT $25,161

Pittsford, VT $25,185

Poultney, VT $25,180

Proctor, VT $25,208

Ripton, VT $25,179

Rochester, VT $25,166

Rupert, VT $25,163

Salisbury, VT $25,203

Shoreham, VT $25,182

Stockbridge, VT $25,137

Wallingford, VT $25,151

Wells, VT $25,183

West Pawlet, VT $25,192

West Rupert, VT $25,186

West Rutland, VT $25,170

Whiting, VT $25,183

Saint Johnsbury, VT $25,210

Albany, VT $25,196

Barnet, VT $25,183

Barton, VT $25,193

Beebe Plain, VT $25,200

Concord, VT $25,159

Coventry, VT $25,230

Craftsbury, VT $25,203

Craftsbury Common, VT $25,204

Danville, VT $25,189

Derby, VT $25,200

Derby Line, VT $25,181

East Burke, VT $25,181

East Charleston, VT $25,183

East Hardwick, VT $25,197

East Haven, VT $25,126

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $25,210

Glover, VT $25,185

Granby, VT $25,095

Greensboro, VT $25,177

Greensboro Bend, VT $25,193

Hardwick, VT $25,221

Irasburg, VT $25,186

Island Pond, VT $25,145

Lowell, VT $25,178

Lower Waterford, VT $25,207

Lyndon, VT $25,202

Lyndon Center, VT $25,231

Lyndonville, VT $25,203

Morgan, VT $25,158

Newport, VT $25,215

Newport Center, VT $25,183

North Concord, VT $25,117

North Troy, VT $25,187

Orleans, VT $25,177

Passumpsic, VT $25,212

Peacham, VT $25,161

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $25,212

Sheffield, VT $25,168

Sutton, VT $25,166

Troy, VT $25,189

West Burke, VT $25,182

West Charleston, VT $25,171

West Danville, VT $25,190

Westfield, VT $25,170

West Glover, VT $25,187

Averill, VT $25,041

Beecher Falls, VT $25,203

Canaan, VT $25,141

Gilman, VT $25,251

Guildhall, VT $25,107

Lunenburg, VT $25,162

Norton, VT $25,091

North Bennington, VT $25,371

North Pownal, VT $25,423

Pownal, VT $25,437

White River Junction, VT $25,207

Ascutney, VT $25,219

Barnard, VT $25,150

Bethel, VT $25,165

Bradford, VT $25,192

Bridgewater, VT $25,175

Bridgewater Corners, VT $25,125

Brookfield, VT $25,190

Brownsville, VT $25,176

Chelsea, VT $25,175

Corinth, VT $25,168

East Corinth, VT $25,179

East Randolph, VT $25,184

East Ryegate, VT $25,162

East Thetford, VT $25,193

Fairlee, VT $25,166

Groton, VT $25,173

Hartford, VT $25,272

Hartland, VT $25,184

Hartland Four Corners, VT $25,183

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $25,248

Newbury, VT $25,170

North Hartland, VT $25,202

North Pomfret, VT $25,159

North Thetford, VT $25,193

Norwich, VT $25,187

Plymouth, VT $25,107

Post Mills, VT $25,187

Quechee, VT $25,213

Randolph, VT $25,209

Randolph Center, VT $25,196

Reading, VT $25,128

Sharon, VT $25,165

South Pomfret, VT $25,141

South Royalton, VT $25,172

South Ryegate, VT $25,177

South Strafford, VT $25,171

South Woodstock, VT $25,135

Strafford, VT $25,149

Taftsville, VT $25,215

Thetford, VT $25,193

Thetford Center, VT $25,167

Topsham, VT $25,159

Tunbridge, VT $25,164

Vershire, VT $25,152

Wells River, VT $25,179

West Fairlee, VT $25,225

West Hartford, VT $25,159

West Newbury, VT $25,169

West Topsham, VT $25,179

Wilder, VT $25,274

Windsor, VT $25,194

Woodstock, VT $25,163

Bellows Falls, VT $25,255

Cambridgeport, VT $25,226

Cavendish, VT $25,143

Chester, VT $25,168

Chester Depot, VT $25,159

Grafton, VT $25,149

Londonderry, VT $25,194

Ludlow, VT $25,156

North Springfield, VT $25,243

Perkinsville, VT $25,175

Peru, VT $25,167

Proctorsville, VT $25,147

Saxtons River, VT $25,250

South Londonderry, VT $25,209

Springfield, VT $25,231

Westminster, VT $25,255

Westminster Station, VT $25,257

Weston, VT $25,142

Shaftsbury, VT $25,341

Brattleboro, VT $25,307

Bondville, VT $25,202

East Dover, VT $25,253

Jacksonville, VT $25,317

Jamaica, VT $25,203

Marlboro, VT $25,432

Newfane, VT $25,237

Putney, VT $25,231

Readsboro, VT $25,435

South Newfane, VT $25,245

Stamford, VT $25,417

Townshend, VT $25,214

Vernon, VT $25,384

Wardsboro, VT $25,232

West Dover, VT $25,274

West Dummerston, VT $25,243

West Halifax, VT $25,282

West Townshend, VT $25,180

West Wardsboro, VT $25,180

Whitingham, VT $25,308

Williamsville, VT $25,243

Wilmington, VT $25,292

Burlington, VT $25,361

South Burlington, VT $25,360

Winooski, VT $25,361

Colchester, VT $25,361

Alburgh, VT $25,235

Bakersfield, VT $25,272

Belvidere Center, VT $25,181

Bristol, VT $25,278

Cambridge, VT $25,308

Charlotte, VT $25,327

East Berkshire, VT $25,248

East Fairfield, VT $25,286

Enosburg Falls, VT $25,216

Essex, VT $25,342

Essex Junction, VT $25,344

Fairfax, VT $25,310

Fairfield, VT $25,285

Ferrisburgh, VT $25,299

Franklin, VT $25,217

Grand Isle, VT $25,312

Highgate Center, VT $25,239

Highgate Springs, VT $25,252

Hinesburg, VT $25,327

Huntington, VT $25,308

Isle La Motte, VT $25,266

Jeffersonville, VT $25,291

Jericho, VT $25,321

Jonesville, VT $25,326

Milton, VT $25,333

Monkton, VT $25,306

Montgomery, VT $25,216

Montgomery Center, VT $25,185

New Haven, VT $25,275

North Ferrisburgh, VT $25,310

North Hero, VT $25,285

Richford, VT $25,212

Richmond, VT $25,324

Saint Albans, VT $25,296

Saint Albans Bay, VT $25,293

Shelburne, VT $25,350

Sheldon, VT $25,266

Sheldon Springs, VT $25,328

South Hero, VT $25,335

Starksboro, VT $25,292

Swanton, VT $25,262

Underhill, VT $25,315

Underhill Center, VT $25,316

Vergennes, VT $25,267

Waterville, VT $25,275

Westford, VT $25,328

Williston, VT $25,347

Montpelier, VT $25,259

Bennington, VT $25,390

Arlington, VT $25,300

Dorset, VT $25,202

East Arlington, VT $25,193

East Dorset, VT $25,203

Manchester, VT $25,271

Manchester Center, VT $25,254

Am Restaurant Server Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Am Restaurant Server roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Am Restaurant Server positions in Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Am Restaurant Server as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Am Restaurant Server

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$29,572	$14.0	20%

Am Restaurant Server Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Am Restaurant Server's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$22,816

Average $24,643/year

$26,494

$1,901

Average $2,054/month

$2,208

$439

Average $474/week

$510

$11

Average $12/hour

$13

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$26,494	$2,208	$510	$13
Average	$24,643	$2,054	$474	$12
25th Percentile	$22,816	$1,901	$439	$11

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