Waiter Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 146,000 jobs.
Median salary
£10,000
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 129.4% below the £22,936 median for people working full-time.
▲ 15.6% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£22,936
Part-time only
£7,535
Mean
£11,958
Jobs measured
146,000
What most waiters actually earn
Half of waiters earn between £4,784 and £17,788. Earning above £17,788 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of waiters earn less than this.
Waiter salary by region
1 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £15,734 | £17,525 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Waiters and waitresses
- SOC 2020 code
- 9264
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Waiter salary FAQs
What is the average Waiter salary in UK?
The median is £10,000 a year and the mean is £11,958, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £22,936 and part-time employees £7,535.
What is a good Waiter salary?
Half of waiters earn between £4,784 and £17,788. Anything above £17,788 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 146,000 jobs in this occupation.
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