How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Lima, OH?

Percentile spread

For Waiters and Waitresses, the published 10th percentile is $23,610 and the 90th percentile is $62,550. The difference is $38,940, which is 106.0% 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 $28,570 to the 75th at $48,220, covers $19,650.

The mean annual wage is $42,420, which sits above the median of $36,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lima, OH median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $35,230 for Waiters and Waitresses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,951, which is 16.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the Ohio median of $36,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lima, OH is 89.669, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Waiters and Waitresses at $40,951 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

41 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. Lima, OH ranks 13th of 42 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).).

• Toledo, OH is 58 miles away, with a median of $36,140 and employment of 4,600. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,517, against $40,951 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 60 miles away, with a median of $28,650 and employment of 3,150. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,949, against $40,951 here.
• Springfield, OH is 61 miles away, with a median of $36,060 and employment of 560. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,853, against $40,951 here.

Employment share

Waiters and Waitresses accounts for 1.4% of wage-and-salary employment in Lima, OH (680 of 49,950). 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.