SOC 35-3031 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Logan, UT-ID?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Waiters and Waitresses in Logan, UT-ID is $30,350. The 10th percentile is $20,830 and the 90th percentile is $56,850. Employment is 650.
Median annual wage
$30,350
- 10th percentile
- $20,830
- 25th percentile
- $23,490
- Median
- $30,350
- 75th percentile
- $47,810
- 90th percentile
- $56,850
- Mean
- $36,130
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Waiters and Waitresses, the published 10th percentile is $20,830 and the 90th percentile is $56,850. The difference is $36,020, which is 118.7% 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 $23,490 to the 75th at $47,810, covers $24,320.
The mean annual wage is $36,130, which sits above the median of $30,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Logan, UT-ID median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $35,230 for Waiters and Waitresses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,639, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.6% lower than the Utah median of $31,150.
Logan, UT-ID covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Utah, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Logan, UT-ID is 95.927, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Waiters and Waitresses at $31,639 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. Logan, UT-ID ranks 5th of 7 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).).
- Ogden, UT is 53 miles away, with a median of $34,570 and employment of 2,620. That median is 13.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,450, against $31,639 here.
- Pocatello, ID is 60 miles away, with a median of $30,200 and employment of 470. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,968, against $31,639 here.
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is 109 miles away, with a median of $32,320 and employment of 7,670. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,042, against $31,639 here.
Employment share
Waiters and Waitresses accounts for 0.97% of wage-and-salary employment in Logan, UT-ID (650 of 66,800). Nationally the occupation is 1.5% of employment (2,270,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Logan, UT-ID · Waiters and Waitresses by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Waiters and Waitresses make in Logan, UT-ID?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Waiters and Waitresses in Logan, UT-ID is $30,350. The 10th percentile is $20,830 and the 90th percentile is $56,850. Employment is 650.
How does that compare with the national median for Waiters and Waitresses?
The local median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $35,230.
What is Waiters and Waitresses pay in Logan, UT-ID after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Logan, UT-ID is 95.927, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $30,350 is $31,639. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Logan, UT-ID compare with nearby metros for Waiters and Waitresses?
Ogden, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $34,570. Logan, UT-ID ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.