SOC 35-3031 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Glens Falls, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Waiters and Waitresses in Glens Falls, NY is $43,900. The 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $79,170. Employment is 990.

Median annual wage

$43,900

10th percentile
$32,240
25th percentile
$33,960
Median
$43,900
75th percentile
$61,630
90th percentile
$79,170
Mean
$49,910

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Waiters and Waitresses, the published 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $79,170. The difference is $46,930, which is 106.9% 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 $33,960 to the 75th at $61,630, covers $27,670.

The mean annual wage is $49,910, which sits above the median of $43,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Glens Falls, NY median is 24.6% higher than the national median of $35,230 for Waiters and Waitresses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,276, which is 31.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% lower than the New York median of $47,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Glens Falls, NY is 94.866, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Waiters and Waitresses at $46,276 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. Glens Falls, NY ranks 13th of 28 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).).

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 48 miles away, with a median of $48,980 and employment of 6,310. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,193, against $46,276 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 77 miles away, with a median of $35,950 and employment of 1,150. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,800, against $46,276 here.
  • Utica-Rome, NY is 78 miles away, with a median of $45,950 and employment of 1,790. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,580, against $46,276 here.

Employment share

Waiters and Waitresses accounts for 2.0% of wage-and-salary employment in Glens Falls, NY (990 of 50,130). Nationally the occupation is 1.5% of employment (2,270,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Glens Falls, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Waiters and Waitresses in Glens Falls, NY is $43,900. The 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $79,170. Employment is 990.

How does that compare with the national median for Waiters and Waitresses?

The local median is 24.6% higher than the national median of $35,230.

What is Waiters and Waitresses pay in Glens Falls, NY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Glens Falls, NY is 94.866, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,900 is $46,276. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Glens Falls, NY compare with nearby metros for Waiters and Waitresses?

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 48 miles away, at $48,980. Glens Falls, NY ranks 13th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.