What Is the Normal Pay for Waitresses in Arizona?
Around 48,860 people worked as waiters and waitresses in Arizona, as of 2009, according to the Arizona Workforce Informer. The normal pay for servers in Arizona differs among the state's counties. In addition to their wages, waiters and waitresses usually earn tips or gratuities based on a percentage of the costs of the meals that they serve. Because of this, servers who work in more expensive fine restaurants typically earn more in tips than those in less expensive family restaurants.
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Statewide
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The normal pay for waiters and waitresses in Arizona was $10.31 per hour, as of 2009, according to the Arizona Workforce Informer. Those who worked full-time, 40-hour work weeks received average wages of $21,450 per year. The lowest-paid fourth of servers in Arizona made $7.58 per hour and $15,759 per year or less, while the highest-paid fourth made $12 per hour and $24,962 per year or more. All wages reported by the Arizona Workforce Informer do not include any additional tips or gratuities.
West and North Central
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In Yavapai County, waiters and waitresses made an average of $21,482 per year, making them the highest paid in western and north central Arizona and the second highest paid statewide, as of 2009, explains the Arizona Workforce Informer. In Mohave County, servers received an average of $18,045 annually, while those in Yum County averaged $19,083 per year. Servers in Coconino County earned an average of $17,371 annually and were the lowest paid in the region.
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South Central
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Maricopa County, which includes the cities of Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa, featured the highest average annual wages for servers in Arizona at $23,100, as of 2009, explains the Arizona Workforce Informer. Throughout the remainder of south central Arizona, salaries were 13 to 22 percent below the statewide average. In Pima County, waiters and waitresses made an average of $18,612 annually, while those in Gila averaged $17,757 per year. Pinal County had the lowest wages for servers in south central Arizona at an average of $16,763 per year.
East
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Salaries for waiters and waitresses in eastern Arizona were 24 to 26 percent below the statewide average, as of 2009, according to the Arizona Workforce Informer. Cochise County featured the highest wages in the region at an average of $16,186 per yer. In Navajo County, servers earned an average of $16,140 annually. Making an average of $15,895, servers in Apache County were the second-lowest paid in Arizona. The lowest-paying county was Graham, where servers made an average of $15,805 annually.
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