Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary
in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro earn a median of $34,190 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,380 jobs (May 2025). That is 3% below the U.S. median of $35,360 and 13% below the NY statewide median of $39,370. It ranks #123 of 269 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE1,380 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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FOOD SERVERS, NONRESTAURANT PAY IN OTHER NY METROS
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJmedian $39,120
- Syracuse, NYmedian $36,770
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYmedian $36,160
- Binghamton, NYmedian $36,060
- Rochester, NYmedian $35,780
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYmedian $35,550
- Southwest New York nonmetropolitan areamedian $35,160
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan areamedian $35,060
Questions
What is the average Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Buffalo?
The BLS median is $34,190 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,380 jobs pay between $32,240 and $37,140. The 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th is $42,570.
Is Buffalo a high-paying metro for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant?
That is 3% below the U.S. median of $35,360 and 13% below the NY statewide median of $39,370. It ranks #123 of 269 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.