Salary by Metro

SOC 35-9021 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Dishwashers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$34,810

10th percentile
$26,200
25th percentile
$29,690
Median
$34,810
75th percentile
$37,440
90th percentile
$42,860
Mean
$34,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 477,450.

That median is 31.7% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Dishwashers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Kahului-Wailuku, HI800$34,150$45,930$62,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA3,940$39,910$43,960$49,570
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA7,910$36,090$42,750$49,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA9,530$37,980$42,100$48,690
Napa, CA590$37,820$39,930$47,320
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA340$35,270$38,910$58,440
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1,160$37,280$38,810$45,160
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO4,530$30,850$38,710$45,340
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA7,790$35,380$38,530$44,560
Vallejo, CA530$36,760$37,910$44,390
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,540$34,550$37,750$46,830
Boulder, CO540$33,540$37,750$51,380
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA190$35,350$37,710$48,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA27,520$35,480$37,580$45,890
Bellingham, WA310$34,720$37,430$47,780
Kennewick-Richland, WA360$34,650$37,400$47,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA510$35,790$37,380$44,520
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA300$31,910$37,350$41,320
Salinas, CA970$35,760$37,350$46,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA1,150$35,550$37,290$44,480

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Dishwashers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA27,520$35,480$37,580$45,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ25,580$33,780$35,670$45,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL12,240$28,390$31,480$37,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN11,910$31,350$36,850$44,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV11,690$31,200$37,010$43,540
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,540$34,550$37,750$46,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,930$24,290$31,200$37,290
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV9,610$27,730$35,630$48,540
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA9,530$37,980$42,100$48,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD8,900$23,770$33,270$39,240
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX8,480$21,910$28,600$34,830
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA7,910$36,090$42,750$49,400
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA7,790$35,380$38,530$44,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ7,530$33,000$35,780$39,550
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL6,910$28,200$32,220$37,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA6,780$21,070$31,780$37,450
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA6,710$34,320$36,710$43,370
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI5,940$27,130$34,940$39,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL5,260$28,650$31,670$36,500
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI4,840$27,860$34,350$38,230

States and territories

State estimates for Dishwashers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Washington12,630$35,570$40,080$49,360
District of Columbia3,580$37,710$38,670$44,190
California74,160$35,160$37,870$45,640
Colorado8,500$30,900$37,840$45,340
Hawaii4,520$29,500$37,740$61,160
Massachusetts14,100$34,030$37,190$46,000
Illinois16,250$31,200$36,180$42,270
Oregon6,680$30,930$36,040$43,330
Vermont1,280$29,650$36,010$39,770
New Jersey7,450$32,220$35,900$42,860
Delaware1,520$31,200$35,780$39,520
Maine2,940$30,590$35,620$43,000
Connecticut7,340$34,010$35,550$40,050
New York30,680$32,240$35,450$45,520
Arizona10,120$31,470$35,130$39,430
New Hampshire2,370$27,290$34,960$43,580
Nevada11,360$27,570$34,920$48,540
Minnesota8,710$25,470$34,060$38,800
Maryland9,310$31,200$34,030$38,040
Rhode Island2,790$31,300$33,960$38,550
Alaska1,300$27,040$33,890$36,440
Virginia12,520$27,300$33,130$40,450
Missouri7,200$28,600$32,150$38,580
Utah3,650$21,940$31,830$37,870
Michigan11,510$25,960$31,300$37,930
Florida40,480$28,250$31,240$37,010
Tennessee7,810$22,900$30,530$38,580
New Mexico3,250$27,180$30,520$37,300
North Carolina12,050$23,540$30,340$37,320
Montana2,120$22,580$30,130$38,550
North Dakota800$22,570$29,980$38,440
Pennsylvania19,570$21,550$29,950$37,110
Idaho2,730$19,100$29,920$42,860
Nebraska2,170$28,080$29,740$37,120
Georgia11,300$21,220$29,730$36,590
Virgin Islands150$25,720$29,710$35,390
Texas33,630$21,920$29,610$36,720
Wyoming1,060$22,660$29,600$39,120
Ohio14,380$23,150$29,520$36,670
Indiana7,000$21,840$29,480$36,660
Iowa3,290$20,720$29,300$36,030
South Carolina7,550$22,290$29,160$36,150
Wisconsin8,190$20,190$29,070$37,830
Kentucky4,890$21,330$29,060$36,240
Alabama3,540$21,810$28,930$35,840
South Dakota1,240$24,230$28,190$36,750
Kansas2,480$20,150$28,060$38,580
Arkansas2,630$23,830$27,540$35,030
Oklahoma4,060$21,080$27,390$33,970
West Virginia1,640$20,450$26,460$32,760
Louisiana4,210$19,820$26,440$33,280
Mississippi2,880$19,240$26,300$30,190
Puerto Rico1,820$21,840$23,020$25,750
Guam330$20,450$21,030$34,940

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Dishwashers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Dishwashers is $34,810. Employment is 477,450.

How does Dishwashers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Dishwashers is 31.7% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Dishwashers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Kahului-Wailuku, HI is highest on this page's list at $45,930.