SOC 35-3041 · Lexington Park, MD metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Lexington Park, MD

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Lexington Park, Maryland is $37,330 a year ($17.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,650: half of the 120 people in this job in the Lexington Park, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

$37,330average per year

$17.95 / hourMedian $36,650Take-home ≈ $30,613

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Maryland metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Lexington Park

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,100 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lexington Park earn between $35,890 and $36,690.

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,330$3,111$17.95
Median$36,650$3,054$17.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,890$2,991$17.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,690$3,058$17.64

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Lexington Park vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Food servers, nonrestaurant in Lexington Park earn about the same as the Maryland average ($37,060) and 3% more than the U.S. average ($36,140). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $35,360.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lexington Park$37,330$36,650$32,190$44,100120
Maryland$37,060$36,650$31,840$42,9306,600
United States$36,140$35,360$28,030$46,120293,900

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary after taxes in Lexington Park

On the average salary of $37,330, a single filer in Lexington Park takes home about $30,613 a year, or $2,551 a month and $1,177 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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Is Lexington Park a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lexington Park area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.8), so the average $37,330 buys what about $37,048 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lexington Park ($63,990). A typical home costs $414,100, or 11.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Maryland cities

Lexington Park ranks 1st of 4 Maryland metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Lexington Park: questions

How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make an hour in Lexington Park?

$17.95 an hour on average, and $17.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food servers, nonrestaurant salary in Lexington Park?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food servers, nonrestaurant take-home pay in Lexington Park?

About $30,613 a year ($2,551 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,330. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Do food servers, nonrestaurant earn more in Lexington Park than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-3041; area Lexington Park, MD (30500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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