How much do waiters and waitresses make in Rochester, MN?

What the Waiters and Waitresses median says in Rochester, MN

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Waiters and Waitresses median in Rochester, MN at $24,060 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-3031 and BLS area 40340.

BLS lists 1,620 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $28,260 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Rochester, MN's Waiters and Waitresses median is 31.7% below the U.S. Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 35-3031 with area 40340

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-3031 and area 40340. SOC 35-3031 names Waiters and Waitresses. Area 40340 names Rochester, MN. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 35-3031/40340 row has 1,620 wage and salary jobs. There are 13.13 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.9. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 35-3031/40340, the annual median is $24,060 per year, while the matching mean is $28,260 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 35-3031/40340 10th percentile: $23,150 per year.
• 35-3031/40340 25th percentile: $23,250 per year.
• 35-3031/40340 median: $24,060 per year.
• 35-3031/40340 75th percentile: $28,220 per year.
• 35-3031/40340 90th percentile: $39,920 per year.
• 35-3031/40340 employment RSE: 4.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 2.9%.
• 35-3031/40340 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 40340 facts behind this Waiters and Waitresses page

Area 40340 reports 122,980 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $80,590. Its annual median is $60,620. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-3031 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Rochester, MN runs from $34,060 at the 10th percentile to $130,710 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $42,040. The median is $60,620. The 75th percentile is $92,800. This is a place check, not a pay range for Waiters and Waitresses.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 40340. They do not show related skills or a path into Waiters and Waitresses.

• 1. Registered Nurses. Area: 40340. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 6,390. Yearly median: $101,660. Jobs per 1,000: 51.98. Location quotient: 2.39.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 40340. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 4,260. Yearly median: $39,270. Jobs per 1,000: 34.65. Location quotient: 1.25.
• 3. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Area: 40340. SOC: 43-6013. Jobs: 3,890. Yearly median: Not published. Jobs per 1,000: 31.6. Location quotient: 5.11.
• 4. Retail Salespersons. Area: 40340. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,900. Yearly median: $36,000. Jobs per 1,000: 23.62. Location quotient: 0.94.
• 5. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. Area: 40340. SOC: 29-2010. Jobs: 2,880. Yearly median: Not published. Jobs per 1,000: 23.43. Location quotient: 10.94.
• 6. Cashiers. Area: 40340. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 2,600. Yearly median: $34,960. Jobs per 1,000: 21.15. Location quotient: 1.06.

Read the Rochester, MN wage ladder for Waiters and Waitresses

The 10th percentile is $23,150 per year. The 25th percentile is $23,250 per year. The median is $24,060 per year. The 75th percentile is $28,220 per year. The 90th percentile is $39,920 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $23,250 per year to $28,220 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,770. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Rochester, MN with its state and the U.S.

Rochester, MN has a annual median of $24,060 per year. Minnesota has $25,470 per year. The U.S. row has $35,230 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Rochester, MN is 5.5% below Minnesota on the same published median. Rochester, MN is 31.7% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Rochester, MN sits for Waiters and Waitresses

Rochester, MN ranks 306 of 392 among metro areas with a published annual median for Waiters and Waitresses. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 306 of 392 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 303. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $24,250 per year. BLS estimates 9,190 jobs. The location quotient is 0.91.
• 304. Chattanooga, TN-GA. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $24,240 per year. BLS estimates 4,790 jobs. The location quotient is 1.22.
• 305. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $24,160 per year. BLS estimates 53,460 jobs. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 307. Gadsden, AL. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $24,030 per year. BLS estimates 560 jobs. The location quotient is 1.16.
• 308. Muncie, IN. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $23,720 per year. BLS estimates 730 jobs. The location quotient is 1.12.
• 309. Midland, TX. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $23,700 per year. BLS estimates 1,560 jobs. The location quotient is 0.88.

Where Waiters and Waitresses medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 35-3031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $82,550 per year. Rochester, MN sits at $24,060 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Waiters and Waitresses is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $82,550 per year, or $58,490 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 2,700 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 2.5.
• 2. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $61,620 per year, or $37,560 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 1,510 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 3. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $60,250 per year, or $36,190 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 8,550 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 1.31.
• 4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $57,280 per year, or $33,220 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 26,530 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 0.87.
• 5. Walla Walla, WA has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $56,730 per year, or $32,670 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 340 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 6. Bellingham, WA has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $56,700 per year, or $32,640 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 1,450 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 1.09.
• 7. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $55,270 per year, or $31,210 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 1,370 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 1.
• 8. Longview-Kelso, WA has a Waiters and Waitresses median of $54,870 per year, or $30,810 above Rochester, MN. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 1,620 in Rochester, MN. The location quotient is 0.68.

Where BLS counts the most Waiters and Waitresses jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Waiters and Waitresses in this same-source set, at 138,720 jobs. Rochester, MN has 1,620. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 138,720 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 137,100 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $47,610 per year, or $23,550 above Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 1.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 85,210 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 83,590 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $35,850 per year, or $11,790 above Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 57,830 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 56,210 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $36,070 per year, or $12,010 above Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 54,100 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 52,480 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $7,140 above Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 53,460 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 51,840 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $24,160 per year, or $100 above Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 51,330 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 49,710 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $22,080 per year, or $1,980 below Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 46,160 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 44,540 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $46,040 per year, or $21,980 above Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 45,880 estimated Waiters and Waitresses jobs, a gap of 44,260 jobs from Rochester, MN. Its median is $18,460 per year, or $5,600 below Rochester, MN. Its location quotient is 1.09.

Where Waiters and Waitresses takes the largest share of local jobs

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.99. Rochester, MN has 0.9. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Waiters and Waitresses is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has a location quotient of 2.99, a gap of 2.09 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 6,390 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $17,350 per year, or $6,710 below Rochester, MN.
• 2. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC has a location quotient of 2.84, a gap of 1.94 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 3,390 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $19,830 per year, or $4,230 below Rochester, MN.
• 3. Naples-Marco Island, FL has a location quotient of 2.6, a gap of 1.70 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 6,610 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $37,550 per year, or $13,490 above Rochester, MN.
• 4. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a location quotient of 2.5, a gap of 1.60 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 2,700 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $82,550 per year, or $58,490 above Rochester, MN.
• 5. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ has a location quotient of 2.46, a gap of 1.56 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 6,070 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $38,160 per year, or $14,100 above Rochester, MN.
• 6. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL has a location quotient of 2.45, a gap of 1.55 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 3,120 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $27,080 per year, or $3,020 above Rochester, MN.
• 7. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL has a location quotient of 2.43, a gap of 1.53 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 4,430 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $37,370 per year, or $13,310 above Rochester, MN.
• 8. Flagstaff, AZ has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 1.37 from Rochester, MN. BLS lists 2,210 Waiters and Waitresses jobs and a median of $37,080 per year, or $13,020 above Rochester, MN.

How common Waiters and Waitresses is in Rochester, MN

BLS lists 1,620 Waiters and Waitresses jobs in Rochester, MN. It also lists 13.13 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.9. A value of 1 means Waiters and Waitresses has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Waiters and Waitresses beside other roles in Rochester, MN

The all-occupations median in Rochester, MN is $60,620 per year. The Waiters and Waitresses median is $24,060 per year. Waiters and Waitresses is 60.3% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Rochester, MN. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Waiters and Waitresses. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Bartenders, SOC 35-3011, has a Rochester, MN median of $27,000 per year. BLS lists 940 jobs and a location quotient of 1.57.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Rochester, MN median of $31,190 per year. BLS lists 2,550 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
• 3. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Rochester, MN median of $34,960 per year. BLS lists 2,600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.06.
• 4. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Rochester, MN median of $36,000 per year. BLS lists 2,900 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Rochester, MN median of $36,170 per year. BLS lists 1,520 jobs and a location quotient of 0.68.
• 6. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a Rochester, MN median of $36,860 per year. BLS lists 880 jobs and a location quotient of 1.3.
• 7. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Rochester, MN median of $38,150 per year. BLS lists 1,060 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
• 8. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Rochester, MN median of $39,270 per year. BLS lists 4,260 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.

The largest detailed roles in Rochester, MN

Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Rochester, MN table, at 6,390 jobs. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,620 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 122,980. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Waiters and Waitresses's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Registered Nurses has 6,390 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 4,770 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $101,660 per year, or $77,600 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 2.39.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 4,260 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 2,640 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $39,270 per year, or $15,210 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 3. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has 3,890 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 2,270 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is Not published, or not available. Its location quotient is 5.11.
• 4. Retail Salespersons has 2,900 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 1,280 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $36,000 per year, or $11,940 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 5. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians has 2,880 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 1,260 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is Not published, or not available. Its location quotient is 10.94.
• 6. Cashiers has 2,600 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 980 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $34,960 per year, or $10,900 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.06.
• 7. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,550 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 930 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $31,190 per year, or $7,130 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.84.
• 8. General and Operations Managers has 2,020 jobs in Rochester, MN, a gap of 400 from Waiters and Waitresses. Its median is $85,650 per year, or $61,590 above Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.73.

Published role medians around Rochester, MN

Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Rochester, MN role table, at $134,450 per year. Waiters and Waitresses has $24,060 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $60,620 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Software Developers has a median of $134,450 per year in Rochester, MN, or $110,390 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 1,840 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.38.
• 2. Nurse Practitioners has a median of $126,270 per year in Rochester, MN, or $102,210 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 1,190 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 4.65.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $101,660 per year in Rochester, MN, or $77,600 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,390 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 2.39.
• 4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $85,650 per year in Rochester, MN, or $61,590 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 2,020 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.73.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $75,770 per year in Rochester, MN, or $51,710 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 910 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $72,940 per year in Rochester, MN, or $48,880 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 940 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $62,180 per year in Rochester, MN, or $38,120 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 1,260 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 0.77.
• 8. Construction Laborers has a median of $59,390 per year in Rochester, MN, or $35,330 above Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 990 jobs, compared with 1,620 for Waiters and Waitresses. Its location quotient is 1.14.

Roles with the largest local share in Rochester, MN

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians has the highest location quotient in the bounded Rochester, MN role table, at 10.94. Waiters and Waitresses has 0.9. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Waiters and Waitresses with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians has a location quotient of 10.94 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 10.04 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 2,880 jobs and a median of Not published, or not available.
• 2. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 5.11 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 4.21 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 3,890 jobs and a median of Not published, or not available.
• 3. Nurse Practitioners has a location quotient of 4.65 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 3.75 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 1,190 jobs and a median of $126,270 per year, or $102,210 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 4. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 2.39 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 1.49 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 6,390 jobs and a median of $101,660 per year, or $77,600 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.57 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 0.67 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 940 jobs and a median of $27,000 per year, or $2,940 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 6. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.38 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 0.48 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 1,840 jobs and a median of $134,450 per year, or $110,390 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.35 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 0.45 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 1,550 jobs and a median of $46,840 per year, or $22,780 above Waiters and Waitresses.
• 8. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.3 in Rochester, MN, a gap of 0.40 from Waiters and Waitresses. BLS lists 880 jobs and a median of $36,860 per year, or $12,800 above Waiters and Waitresses.

What $24,060 may mean after the Rochester, MN price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Rochester, MN is 90.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $24,060 Waiters and Waitresses median by 90.8 divided by 100. The result is $26,492 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 78.6. Goods are 95.4. Utilities are 87.4. Other services are 92.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Rochester, MN row

The employment RSE for this Waiters and Waitresses row is 4.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,620 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $28,260 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Rochester, MN wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Waiters and Waitresses. It uses a Rochester, MN place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $24,060 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Waiters and Waitresses row for Rochester, MN does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,620 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.9 is not a growth score. Rank 306 of 392 is not a place score. The 90.8 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-3031 in BLS area 40340. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.