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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary
in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

Median base pay · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
$31,290
≈ $15.04/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 230 jobs
Middle 50%
$29,450–$35,380
vs U.S. median
-12%
Metro rank
#179 of 269

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro earn a median of $31,290 a year, based on BLS estimates for 230 jobs (May 2025). That is 12% below the U.S. median of $35,360 and 4% above the IA statewide median of $30,110. It ranks #179 of 269 metros with published figures for this job.

FOOD SERVERS, NONRESTAURANT · SIOUX CITY, IA-NE-SD · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SIOUX CITY, IA-NE-SD · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$27,110P25$29,450MEDIAN$31,290P75$35,380P90$36,460
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$28,030P25$31,190MEDIAN$35,360P75$38,500P90$46,120
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What is the average Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Sioux City?

The BLS median is $31,290 a year (May 2025). Half of the 230 jobs pay between $29,450 and $35,380. The 10th percentile is $27,110 and the 90th is $36,460.

Is Sioux City a high-paying metro for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant?

That is 12% below the U.S. median of $35,360 and 4% above the IA statewide median of $30,110. It ranks #179 of 269 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Food Servers, Nonrestaurant make an hour in Sioux City?

About $15.04 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $31,290 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $14.16–$17.01 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.