Waiters and Waitresses
Enid, OK metropolitan area. Estimated employment 390.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of waiters and waitresses in Enid earn more.
$16,650 in Enid buys what $19,800 buys across the country as a whole.
Enid's regional price parity is 84.3 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Oklahoma
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Enid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | $18,350 | $20,600 | 89.2 | +4.1% |
| Oklahoma City | $18,200 | $20,100 | 90.4 | +1.9% |
| Lawton | $17,150 | $20,000 | 85.9 | +1.0% |
| Enid This page | $16,650 | $19,800 | 84.3 | — |
Price parity and difference against Enid are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 390 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 35-3031, Waiters and Waitresses. Mapped to our taxonomy as waiters-and-waitresses.
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