How much do Food Servers, Nonrestaurant make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Food Servers, Nonrestaurant, the published 10th percentile is $26,660 and the 90th percentile is $35,730. The difference is $9,070, which is 28.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $29,020 to the 75th at $33,550, covers $4,530.

The mean annual wage is $31,750, which sits above the median of $31,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $35,360 for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,939, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the Georgia median of $31,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Servers, Nonrestaurant at $33,939 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 8th of 26 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $33,180 and employment of 120. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,289, against $33,939 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $31,670 and employment of 450. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,959, against $33,939 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $33,560 and employment of 2,800. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,541, against $33,939 here.