What are the main factors that influence an AM Waitstaff's salary?

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

How does experience change An AM Waitstaff's salary?

An AM Waitstaff's salary grows with experience: starting around $31,524 for beginners, reaching about $32,296 at mid-level, and approach $32,466 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an AM Waitstaff?

AM Waitstaff salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AM Waitstaff roles are District of Columbia $35,587, California $35,452, Massachusetts $34,979. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AM Waitstaff roles make?

Salaries for AM Waitstaff level roles vary by specialization: AM Dispatcher: $50,814; AM Sorter: $42,078; AM Stocker: $41,148; AM Baker: $37,060; AM Merchandising: $35,762.

How do different companies affect an AM Waitstaff's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for AM Waitstaff roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

AM Waitstaff Salary in the United States

How much does an AM Waitstaff make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an AM Waitstaff in the United States is $32,141 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

However, an AM Waitstaff's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $36,820
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,759 to $34,590
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,591

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AM Waitstaff Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,590	$2,883	$665	$17
Average	$32,141	$2,678	$618	$15
25th Percentile	$29,759	$2,480	$572	$14

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Key Factors That Influence AM Waitstaff Salaries

An AM Waitstaff'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects AM Waitstaff Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an AM Waitstaff'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): $31,524
Early Career (1-2 years): $31,786
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $32,296
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $32,398
Expert (over 8 years): $32,466

Levels	Salary
Entry Level AM Waitstaff	$31,524
Intermediate Level AM Waitstaff	$31,786
Senior Level AM Waitstaff	$32,296
Specialist Level AM Waitstaff	$32,398
Expert Level AM Waitstaff	$32,466

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How Do AM Waitstaff 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 Waitstafves. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $35,587.
California: $35,452.
Massachusetts: $34,979.

District of Columbia $35,587

California $35,452

Massachusetts $34,979

Washington $34,851

New Jersey $34,838

Alaska $34,793

Connecticut $34,349

New York $34,169

Hawaii $33,594

Rhode Island $33,324

Maryland $33,141

Minnesota $32,890

Colorado $32,794

Illinois $32,762

Oregon $32,639

Delaware $32,549

New Hampshire $32,493

Virginia $32,366

Pennsylvania $31,997

Nevada $31,810

North Dakota $31,749

Michigan $31,653

Wisconsin $31,617

Vermont $31,547

Texas $31,351

Maine $31,338

Arizona $31,318

Ohio $31,296

Georgia $31,000

Indiana $30,852

Wyoming $30,823

Utah $30,778

Iowa $30,759

Kansas $30,605

Louisiana $30,560

North Carolina $30,544

Missouri $30,537

Florida $30,412

Montana $30,345

Nebraska $30,280

Kentucky $30,245

South Carolina $30,116

Tennessee $30,036

Idaho $30,004

New Mexico $29,769

Oklahoma $29,718

Alabama $29,528

South Dakota $29,210

Arkansas $29,036

West Virginia $28,943

Mississippi $28,664

Top Paying Cities for AM Waitstafves

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:

San Jose: $40,540
San Francisco: $40,141
Oakland: $39,251

San Jose, CA $40,540

San Francisco, CA $40,141

Oakland, CA $39,251

New York, NY $37,248

Queens Village, NY $37,007

Paramus, NJ $36,750

Passaic, NJ $36,718

Bergenfield, NJ $36,686

Stamford, CT $36,638

Huntington, NY $36,606

Newark, NJ $36,397

Bridgeport, CT $36,332

New Brunswick, NJ $36,226

Vallejo, CA $36,159

Middlesex, NJ $36,140

Somerset, NJ $36,111

Petaluma, CA $36,037

Santa Cruz, CA $35,911

Boston, MA $35,847

Monterey, CA $35,686

Fairbanks, AK $35,664

Los Angeles, CA $35,603

Washington, DC $35,587

Seattle, WA $35,529

Santa Rosa, CA $35,522

Juneau, AK $35,429

Orange, CA $35,323

Anchorage, AK $35,265

Anaheim, CA $35,243

Santa Ana, CA $35,195

Nassau, NY $35,175

Long Beach, CA $35,162

Danbury, CT $35,153

Santa Maria, CA $35,044

Everett, WA $35,037

Bremerton, WA $34,880

Trenton, NJ $34,819

Sacramento, CA $34,806

San Diego, CA $34,790

Brockton, MA $34,777

Tacoma, WA $34,764

Santa Barbara, CA $34,719

Lowell, MA $34,590

New Suffolk, NY $34,578

Nashua, NH $34,539

Lompoc, CA $34,488

Ventura, CA $34,455

Stockton, CA $34,446

New Haven, CT $34,381

Atlantic City, NJ $34,298

Hartford, CT $34,227

Modesto, CA $34,211

Poughkeepsie, NY $34,140

New Britain, CT $34,124

Kennewick, WA $34,079

Olympia, WA $34,079

New London, CT $34,073

Norwich, CT $34,063

Lawrence, MA $34,047

Bakersfield, CA $33,957

New Bedford, MA $33,912

Riverside, CA $33,912

Richland, WA $33,880

Portsmouth, NH $33,854

Vineland, NJ $33,848

San Bernardino, CA $33,822

Boulder, CO $33,732

Worcester, MA $33,707

Portland, OR $33,678

Saint Paul, MN $33,639

Minneapolis, MN $33,639

Philadelphia, PA $33,594

Honolulu, HI $33,424

Springfield, MA $33,311

Providence, RI $33,308

Chicago, IL $33,215

Bellingham, WA $33,176

Baltimore, MD $33,141

Chico, CA $33,060

Wilmington, DE $33,006

Pittsfield, MA $32,974

Manchester, NH $32,913

Spokane, WA $32,771

Denver, CO $32,768

Albany, NY $32,617

Troy, NY $32,604

Schenectady, NY $32,537

Burlington, VT $32,466

Portland, ME $32,353

Salem, OR $32,328

Yakima, WA $32,321

Ann Arbor, MI $32,312

Rochester, MN $32,222

Reno, NV $32,206

Fresno, CA $32,206

Milwaukee, WI $32,177

Detroit, MI $32,144

Allentown, PA $32,135

Carson City, NV $32,132

Houston, TX $32,083

Colorado Springs, CO $32,080

Syracuse, NY $32,064

Eugene, OR $32,003

Gary, IN $31,964

Bismarck, ND $31,964

Galveston, TX $31,964

Springfield, OR $31,939

Medford, OR $31,862

Fort Collins, CO $31,849

Austin, TX $31,823

Mesa, AZ $31,756

Phoenix, AZ $31,749

Dallas, TX $31,739

Reading, PA $31,720

Saint Cloud, MN $31,707

Concord, NH $31,678

Madison, WI $31,666

Utica, NY $31,579

Raleigh, NC $31,553

Las Vegas, NV $31,550

Rochester, NY $31,527

Des Moines, IA $31,524

Atlanta, GA $31,473

Battle Creek, MI $31,463

Salt Lake City, UT $31,453

Lancaster, PA $31,405

Champaign, IL $31,399

Harrisburg, PA $31,360

Durham, NC $31,331

Kansas City, MO $31,328

Kansas City, KS $31,322

Fort Worth, TX $31,318

Boca Raton, FL $31,306

Cleveland, OH $31,302

Columbus, OH $31,296

Pittsburgh, PA $31,293

Richmond, VA $31,280

Indianapolis, IN $31,273

Cincinnati, OH $31,232

Petersburg, VA $31,183

Lansing, MI $31,113

Billings, MT $31,113

Huntsville, AL $31,113

Lebanon, PA $31,109

Pueblo, CO $31,106

Dayton, OH $31,106

Appleton, WI $31,097

Buffalo, NY $31,084

Racine, WI $31,068

Charlotte, NC $31,064

Saint Louis, MO $31,055

Springfield, IL $31,042

York, PA $31,036

Elkhart, IN $31,036

Gastonia, NC $31,032

Benton Harbor, MI $31,032

Beaumont, TX $31,013

Lorain, OH $31,007

Toledo, OH $30,994

Binghamton, NY $30,978

Rock Hill, SC $30,974

Rockford, IL $30,958

Elyria, OH $30,942

Fargo, ND $30,942

Flagstaff, AZ $30,920

Fort Lauderdale, FL $30,901

Miami, FL $30,881

Duluth, MN $30,830

Bangor, ME $30,788

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,753

Louisville, KY $30,737

Grand Rapids, MI $30,730

Hialeah, FL $30,727

Casper, WY $30,682

Scranton, PA $30,643

New Orleans, LA $30,634

Virginia Beach, VA $30,631

Akron, OH $30,615

Peoria, IL $30,573

Sarasota, FL $30,566

Green Bay, WI $30,544

Baton Rouge, LA $30,528

Charleston, SC $30,521

Nashville, TN $30,512

Jamestown, NY $30,505

Davenport, IA $30,505

Tucson, AZ $30,489

Cheyenne, WY $30,480

Saint Petersburg, FL $30,470

Tampa, FL $30,463

Omaha, NE $30,457

Evansville, IN $30,444

Port Arthur, TX $30,444

Bradenton, FL $30,431

Santa Fe, NM $30,373

Orlando, FL $30,341

Clearwater, FL $30,306

La Crosse, WI $30,238

Canton, OH $30,238

Grand Forks, ND $30,229

Tulsa, OK $30,219

Albuquerque, NM $30,219

Newport News, VA $30,216

High Point, NC $30,206

Ogden, UT $30,193

Corpus Christi, TX $30,168

Laramie, WY $30,148

Norfolk, VA $30,148

Rock Island, IL $30,129

Saginaw, MI $30,123

Jacksonville, FL $30,120

Salisbury, NC $30,113

Memphis, TN $30,107

Moline, IL $30,091

Fort Myers, FL $30,081

Waterloo, IA $30,039

Spartanburg, SC $30,007

Lincoln, NE $29,991

Fort Wayne, IN $29,985

Birmingham, AL $29,949

Cedar Falls, IA $29,943

Provo, UT $29,940

Springfield, OH $29,936

San Antonio, TX $29,930

Greensboro, NC $29,917

South Bend, IN $29,914

Winston Salem, NC $29,911

Boise, ID $29,901

Savannah, GA $29,878

Muskegon, MI $29,821

Lima, OH $29,782

Lake Charles, LA $29,769

Anderson, IN $29,763

Lexington, KY $29,753

Augusta, GA $29,743

Greenville, SC $29,743

Wichita, KS $29,715

Tuscaloosa, AL $29,715

Columbia, SC $29,686

Bloomington, IN $29,605

Roanoke, VA $29,586

Asheville, NC $29,544

Knoxville, TN $29,490

Shreveport, LA $29,486

Wilmington, NC $29,445

Frankfort, KY $29,384

Oklahoma City, OK $29,361

Chillicothe, OH $29,348

Longview, TX $29,345

Topeka, KS $29,335

Mobile, AL $29,287

Terre Haute, IN $29,274

Erie, PA $29,271

Altoona, PA $29,255

Melbourne, FL $29,245

Amarillo, TX $29,232

Killeen, TX $29,223

Fayetteville, AR $29,197

Sioux Falls, SD $29,175

Chattanooga, TN $29,155

Idaho Falls, ID $29,152

Gainesville, FL $29,085

Portsmouth, OH $29,069

Little Rock, AR $29,062

Lynchburg, VA $29,062

Youngstown, OH $29,049

Lafayette, LA $29,049

Temple, TX $29,036

Daytona Beach, FL $29,030

Clarksville, TN $29,027

Pensacola, FL $29,024

Hopkinsville, KY $28,927

Charleston, WV $28,924

Florence, SC $28,908

Sioux City, IA $28,889

Macon, GA $28,795

Tallahassee, FL $28,792

Fayetteville, NC $28,786

Wichita Falls, TX $28,779

Waco, TX $28,779

Pine Bluff, AR $28,766

Vincennes, IN $28,705

Lubbock, TX $28,692

Great Falls, MT $28,673

Alamogordo, NM $28,670

Abilene, TX $28,644

Rapid City, SD $28,602

Monroe, LA $28,602

Albany, GA $28,583

Huntington, WV $28,580

Jackson, MS $28,577

Greenville, MS $28,574

Parkersburg, WV $28,541

Montgomery, AL $28,535

Johnstown, PA $28,529

Springfield, MO $28,503

Biloxi, MS $28,487

Sumter, SC $28,419

Columbus, GA $28,416

Twin Falls, ID $28,397

Pascagoula, MS $28,355

Kingsport, TN $28,271

Gulfport, MS $28,262

Alexandria, LA $28,156

Fort Smith, AR $28,075

El Paso, TX $27,989

Helena, MT $27,947

Las Cruces, NM $27,844

Harlingen, TX $27,754

Pocatello, ID $27,725

Florence, AL $27,715

Brownsville, TX $27,709

Dothan, AL $27,658

Mcallen, TX $27,641

Columbus, MS $27,404

Altus, OK $27,256

Lawton, OK $27,195

Pierre, SD $27,079

What Skills Can Increase an AM Waitstaff's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 9.34% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Healthcare Services (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): The improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields.
POS System (Mentioned in 2.12% Job Postings): Point-of-sale system is the hardware and software that enable your business to make those sales.A point of sale, or point of purchase, is where you ring up customers.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	9.34%
Healthcare Services	3.03%
POS System	2.12%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an AM Waitstaff's salary.

Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Organizational Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Hard Working	$34,391	7%
Problem Solving	$34,391	7%
Organizational Skills	$34,070	6%
Commitment	$33,748	5%
Accountability	$33,748	5%
Listening	$33,105	3%

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How Education impacts an AM Waitstaff's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many AM Waitstafves enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an AM Waitstaff with a No Diploma is between $28,238 and $30,684).

AM Waitstaff Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for AM Waitstaff

No Diploma 5.8%

High School 52.8%

Associates 13.0%

Bachelors 26.0%

Masters 2.1%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.8%
High School	52.8%
Associates	13.0%
Bachelors	26.0%
Masters	2.1%
Doctorate	0.3%

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AM Waitstaff Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AM Waitstaff'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$29,759

Average $32,141/year

$34,590

$2,480

Average $2,678/month

$2,883

$572

Average $618/week

$665

$14

Average $15/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,590	$2,883	$665	$17
Average	$32,141	$2,678	$618	$15
25th Percentile	$29,759	$2,480	$572	$14

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Salary Trends for AM Waitstaff

Salaries for an AM Waitstaff can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $30,886 in 2023 to around $30,381 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of AM Waitstaff salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of AM Waitstaff Over Time

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2023

$30,886

2024

$30,737

2025

$30,381

2026

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2023	$30,886
2024	$30,737
2025	$30,381
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