How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Fargo, ND-MN?

Percentile spread

For Waiters and Waitresses, the published 10th percentile is $18,470 and the 90th percentile is $59,910. The difference is $41,440, which is 136.6% 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 $22,840 to the 75th at $42,740, covers $19,900.

The mean annual wage is $36,080, which sits above the median of $30,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $35,230 for Waiters and Waitresses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,377, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the North Dakota median of $30,890.

Fargo, ND-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Waiters and Waitresses at $33,377 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• Grand Forks, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $27,820 and employment of 820. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,101, against $33,377 here.
• St. Cloud, MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $23,520 and employment of 1,070. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $26,840, against $33,377 here.
• Bismarck, ND is 190 miles away, with a median of $32,310 and employment of 950. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,496, against $33,377 here.

Employment share

Waiters and Waitresses accounts for 1.4% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (2,020 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 1.5% of employment (2,270,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.