Is Dallas a strong pay market for Servers?

At a $24,160 median, Dallas is $11,070 (31%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $35,230. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Server in Dallas?

Target employers paying toward the $37,280 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Server openings in Dallas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Servers work in Dallas?

BLS estimates roughly 53,460 server jobs across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Server Salary in Dallas, TX (2026)

Median in Dallas: $11.61/hour ($24,160/year) — $11,070 (31%) below the national median. Typical range: $18,520–$37,280.

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BLS OEWS May 2025 · Dallas, TX metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Server salary overview

The median Server salary in Dallas, TX is $11.61/hour ($24,160/year) ($11,070 (31%) below the national median), with a typical range of $18,520–$37,280. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$11.61/hour ($24,160/year)	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$18,520–$37,280	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~53,460	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Server pay in Dallas, TX BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Servers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro. - Median Server pay in Dallas, TX: $11.61/hour ($24,160/year) (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $11,070 (31%) below the national median (U.S. median $35,230). - 25th-75th percentile band: $18,520–$37,280. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~53,460 jobs.

Server pay distribution in Dallas, TX

25th Pct (Dallas) $18,520 $8.90/hr

Median (Dallas) $24,160 $11.61/hr

75th Pct (Dallas) $37,280 $17.92/hr

National median: $35,230/yr. Dallas is $11,070 (31%) below the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (SOC 35-3031, Server).

What server pay in Dallas really looks like

Server pay in Dallas runs well below the national benchmark. The local median of about $11.61 an hour ($24,160 a year) lands $11,070 (31%) under the U.S. median of $35,230 — a gap wide enough that it should shape how you job-hunt here. Over a full year that is real money left on the table, and the spread between a bottom-of-market and a top-of-market server role in Dallas can be larger than the gap to the national number itself, so comparing employers matters more than chasing the average.

Pay is spread wide across the metro: BLS puts the 25th percentile at $18,520 and the 75th at $37,280. A band that broad usually reflects a real mix of employers, shifts, and seniority — which means where you apply changes your pay as much as the job title does. The same server role can pay very differently across two Dallas employers, so it pays to target the top of the band deliberately.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 53,460 server jobs across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open server jobs in Dallas against the BLS $24,160 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Dallas is concrete: a metro median of $24,160 with most servers landing between $18,520 and $37,280. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local server openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $37,280, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Dallas median, not the ones that sit under it.

Server pay by hour, week, month & year in Dallas

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$11.61
Per week (40 hrs)	$464
Per month	$2,013
Per year	$24,160

How we know this — Dallas sources

Wage figures for Server in Dallas, TX are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (MSA code 19100) (SOC 35-3031), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

Grow your server pay in Dallas

Advancing your pay in Dallas comes down to experience, credentials, and how you negotiate. We keep that guidance on the national Server guide so it stays current in one place:

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Server pay in Dallas, TX — common questions

How much does a Server make in Dallas, TX?: The median Server salary in Dallas, TX is $11.61/hour ($24,160/year) ($11,070 (31%) below the national median), with a typical range of $18,520–$37,280 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Dallas a strong pay market for Servers?: At a $24,160 median, Dallas is $11,070 (31%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $35,230. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Server in Dallas?: Target employers paying toward the $37,280 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Server openings in Dallas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Servers work in Dallas?: BLS estimates roughly 53,460 server jobs across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).