What are the main factors that influence a Dish Steward's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Dish Steward's salary?

A Dish Steward's salary grows with experience: starting around $31,563 for beginners, reaching about $32,679 at mid-level, and approach $32,932 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Dish Steward?

Dish Steward salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Dish Steward roles are District of Columbia $35,589, California $35,454, Massachusetts $34,981. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Dish Steward roles make?

Salaries for Dish Steward level roles vary by specialization: Land Steward: $78,195; Wine Steward: $58,430; Assistant Steward: $42,517; Kitchen Steward: $34,887; Steward/Dishwasher: $34,250.

How do different companies affect a Dish Steward's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Dish Steward roles. Large, established industry leaders like Mskcc ($110,264) and Health Street ($108,691) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $86,641.

Dish Steward Salary in the United States

How much does a Dish Steward make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Dish Steward in the United States is $32,143 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

However, a Dish Steward's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $36,243
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,839 to $34,289
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,740

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Dish Steward Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,289	$2,857	$659	$16
Average	$32,143	$2,679	$618	$15
25th Percentile	$29,839	$2,487	$574	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Dish Steward Salaries

A Dish Steward's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Dish Steward Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Dish Steward's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $31,563
Early Career (1-2 years): $31,985
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $32,679
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $32,774
Expert (over 8 years): $32,932

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Dish Steward	$31,563
Intermediate Level Dish Steward	$31,985
Senior Level Dish Steward	$32,679
Specialist Level Dish Steward	$32,774
Expert Level Dish Steward	$32,932

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How Do Dish Steward Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Dish Stewards. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $35,589.
California: $35,454.
Massachusetts: $34,981.

District of Columbia $35,589

California $35,454

Massachusetts $34,981

Washington $34,853

New Jersey $34,840

Alaska $34,795

Connecticut $34,351

New York $34,171

Hawaii $33,596

Rhode Island $33,326

Maryland $33,143

Minnesota $32,892

Colorado $32,795

Illinois $32,763

Oregon $32,641

Delaware $32,551

New Hampshire $32,495

Virginia $32,368

Pennsylvania $31,998

Nevada $31,812

North Dakota $31,751

Michigan $31,654

Wisconsin $31,619

Vermont $31,548

Texas $31,352

Maine $31,339

Arizona $31,320

Ohio $31,298

Georgia $31,002

Indiana $30,854

Wyoming $30,825

Utah $30,780

Iowa $30,761

Kansas $30,606

Louisiana $30,561

North Carolina $30,545

Missouri $30,539

Florida $30,414

Montana $30,346

Nebraska $30,282

Kentucky $30,246

South Carolina $30,118

Tennessee $30,038

Idaho $30,005

New Mexico $29,771

Oklahoma $29,719

Alabama $29,530

South Dakota $29,211

Arkansas $29,038

West Virginia $28,945

Mississippi $28,665

Top Paying Cities for Dish Stewards

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $40,542
San Francisco: $40,098
Oakland: $39,253

San Jose, CA $40,542

San Francisco, CA $40,098

Oakland, CA $39,253

New York, NY $37,009

Paramus, NJ $36,559

Queens Village, NY $36,557

Passaic, NJ $36,527

Bergenfield, NJ $36,524

Stamford, CT $36,453

Huntington, NY $36,440

Newark, NJ $36,203

Bridgeport, CT $36,135

Vallejo, CA $36,071

New Brunswick, NJ $36,058

Petaluma, CA $36,039

Middlesex, NJ $35,978

Somerset, NJ $35,955

Santa Cruz, CA $35,913

Boston, MA $35,717

Monterey, CA $35,604

Seattle, WA $35,531

Santa Rosa, CA $35,524

Los Angeles, CA $35,515

Juneau, AK $35,431

Washington, DC $35,396

Orange, CA $35,281

Santa Ana, CA $35,196

Long Beach, CA $35,164

Anaheim, CA $35,158

Anchorage, AK $35,142

Santa Maria, CA $35,045

Everett, WA $35,039

Danbury, CT $34,926

Bremerton, WA $34,881

Tacoma, WA $34,766

New Suffolk, NY $34,765

Sacramento, CA $34,756

Santa Barbara, CA $34,721

Trenton, NJ $34,685

San Diego, CA $34,685

Brockton, MA $34,650

Fairbanks, AK $34,571

Lompoc, CA $34,489

Lowell, MA $34,463

Ventura, CA $34,457

Nashua, NH $34,451

Stockton, CA $34,448

Modesto, CA $34,213

Poughkeepsie, NY $34,142

Olympia, WA $34,081

Kennewick, WA $34,081

New Haven, CT $34,068

Lawrence, MA $33,953

Hartford, CT $33,920

Riverside, CA $33,914

New Bedford, MA $33,882

Richland, WA $33,882

Bakersfield, CA $33,837

San Bernardino, CA $33,824

New Britain, CT $33,821

Atlantic City, NJ $33,821

New London, CT $33,808

Norwich, CT $33,798

Portsmouth, NH $33,792

Boulder, CO $33,724

Portland, OR $33,679

Worcester, MA $33,676

Minneapolis, MN $33,576

Philadelphia, PA $33,531

Honolulu, HI $33,425

Saint Paul, MN $33,410

Vineland, NJ $33,403

Providence, RI $33,310

Chicago, IL $33,216

Bellingham, WA $33,178

Springfield, MA $33,152

Baltimore, MD $33,143

Chico, CA $33,062

Pittsfield, MA $32,975

Manchester, NH $32,914

Spokane, WA $32,773

Denver, CO $32,770

Albany, NY $32,619

Troy, NY $32,606

Nassau, NY $32,571

Schenectady, NY $32,538

Wilmington, DE $32,513

Burlington, VT $32,468

Salem, OR $32,455

Portland, ME $32,355

Yakima, WA $32,323

Rochester, MN $32,223

Reno, NV $32,207

Fresno, CA $32,207

Milwaukee, WI $32,178

Detroit, MI $32,146

Ann Arbor, MI $32,141

Allentown, PA $32,136

Colorado Springs, CO $32,082

Syracuse, NY $32,066

Carson City, NV $32,066

Houston, TX $32,021

Eugene, OR $32,005

Gary, IN $31,966

Springfield, OR $31,940

Bismarck, ND $31,934

Galveston, TX $31,911

Medford, OR $31,863

Fort Collins, CO $31,850

Concord, NH $31,834

Austin, TX $31,825

Mesa, AZ $31,757

Reading, PA $31,754

Phoenix, AZ $31,751

Dallas, TX $31,741

Saint Cloud, MN $31,710

Madison, WI $31,667

Utica, NY $31,580

Rochester, NY $31,529

Des Moines, IA $31,526

Raleigh, NC $31,523

Atlanta, GA $31,474

Battle Creek, MI $31,465

Salt Lake City, UT $31,455

Lancaster, PA $31,407

Harrisburg, PA $31,362

Kansas City, MO $31,330

Champaign, IL $31,323

Kansas City, KS $31,323

Fort Worth, TX $31,320

Columbus, OH $31,315

Boca Raton, FL $31,307

Pittsburgh, PA $31,294

Richmond, VA $31,281

Indianapolis, IN $31,275

Cleveland, OH $31,272

Las Vegas, NV $31,233

Cincinnati, OH $31,233

Petersburg, VA $31,185

Huntsville, AL $31,137

Lansing, MI $31,115

Lebanon, PA $31,111

Pueblo, CO $31,108

Appleton, WI $31,098

Buffalo, NY $31,085

Dayton, OH $31,076

Racine, WI $31,069

Charlotte, NC $31,066

Saint Louis, MO $31,056

York, PA $31,037

Elkhart, IN $31,037

Gastonia, NC $31,031

Billings, MT $31,023

Beaumont, TX $31,015

Lorain, OH $31,008

Benton Harbor, MI $31,002

Toledo, OH $30,995

Binghamton, NY $30,979

Rock Hill, SC $30,976

Rockford, IL $30,960

Springfield, IL $30,947

Elyria, OH $30,944

Fargo, ND $30,944

Flagstaff, AZ $30,921

Fort Lauderdale, FL $30,902

Duluth, MN $30,883

Miami, FL $30,883

Cheyenne, WY $30,860

Grand Forks, ND $30,860

Bangor, ME $30,790

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,754

Durham, NC $30,741

Louisville, KY $30,738

Grand Rapids, MI $30,732

Hialeah, FL $30,729

Casper, WY $30,684

Scranton, PA $30,645

New Orleans, LA $30,635

Virginia Beach, VA $30,632

Akron, OH $30,616

Peoria, IL $30,574

Sarasota, FL $30,568

Nashville, TN $30,545

Omaha, NE $30,545

Green Bay, WI $30,545

Baton Rouge, LA $30,529

Charleston, SC $30,523

Jamestown, NY $30,507

Davenport, IA $30,507

Tucson, AZ $30,491

Saint Petersburg, FL $30,471

Tampa, FL $30,465

Evansville, IN $30,446

Port Arthur, TX $30,446

Bradenton, FL $30,433

Santa Fe, NM $30,375

Orlando, FL $30,317

Clearwater, FL $30,308

Canton, OH $30,240

La Crosse, WI $30,240

Albuquerque, NM $30,221

Newport News, VA $30,218

High Point, NC $30,208

Ogden, UT $30,195

Corpus Christi, TX $30,169

Norfolk, VA $30,150

Laramie, WY $30,150

Rock Island, IL $30,131

Saginaw, MI $30,124

Jacksonville, FL $30,121

Salisbury, NC $30,115

Boise, ID $30,108

Moline, IL $30,092

Fort Myers, FL $30,083

Memphis, TN $30,076

Tulsa, OK $30,060

Waterloo, IA $30,041

Spartanburg, SC $30,009

Lincoln, NE $29,993

Fort Wayne, IN $29,986

Provo, UT $29,983

Cedar Falls, IA $29,944

San Antonio, TX $29,931

Greensboro, NC $29,919

South Bend, IN $29,915

Savannah, GA $29,880

Muskegon, MI $29,867

Birmingham, AL $29,864

Winston Salem, NC $29,848

Lake Charles, LA $29,771

Anderson, IN $29,764

Lexington, KY $29,755

Augusta, GA $29,745

Greenville, SC $29,745

Lima, OH $29,719

Wichita, KS $29,716

Tuscaloosa, AL $29,716

Columbia, SC $29,687

Springfield, OH $29,681

Asheville, NC $29,629

Bloomington, IN $29,607

Knoxville, TN $29,491

Shreveport, LA $29,488

Wilmington, NC $29,446

Roanoke, VA $29,446

Topeka, KS $29,388

Frankfort, KY $29,385

Oklahoma City, OK $29,363

Chillicothe, OH $29,350

Longview, TX $29,346

Melbourne, FL $29,343

Sioux Falls, SD $29,292

Mobile, AL $29,289

Terre Haute, IN $29,276

Altoona, PA $29,256

Amarillo, TX $29,234

Killeen, TX $29,224

Fayetteville, AR $29,199

Chattanooga, TN $29,189

Sioux City, IA $29,160

Idaho Falls, ID $29,154

Lynchburg, VA $29,128

Gainesville, FL $29,086

Portsmouth, OH $29,070

Little Rock, AR $29,064

Lafayette, LA $29,051

Youngstown, OH $29,051

Daytona Beach, FL $29,031

Clarksville, TN $29,028

Pensacola, FL $29,025

Temple, TX $29,023

Hopkinsville, KY $28,929

Erie, PA $28,922

Florence, SC $28,909

Charleston, WV $28,858

Great Falls, MT $28,842

Macon, GA $28,797

Tallahassee, FL $28,794

Fayetteville, NC $28,787

Waco, TX $28,781

Helena, MT $28,758

Pine Bluff, AR $28,746

Vincennes, IN $28,707

Lubbock, TX $28,694

Alamogordo, NM $28,675

Twin Falls, ID $28,646

Rapid City, SD $28,636

Jackson, MS $28,578

Huntington, WV $28,576

Greenville, MS $28,575

Parkersburg, WV $28,542

Montgomery, AL $28,536

Wichita Falls, TX $28,504

Springfield, MO $28,504

Biloxi, MS $28,488

Monroe, LA $28,456

Johnstown, PA $28,434

Sumter, SC $28,421

Columbus, GA $28,418

Pascagoula, MS $28,356

Abilene, TX $28,356

Kingsport, TN $28,273

Albany, GA $28,273

Gulfport, MS $28,263

Alexandria, LA $28,157

Fort Smith, AR $28,077

El Paso, TX $27,990

Las Cruces, NM $27,845

Harlingen, TX $27,764

Pocatello, ID $27,759

Florence, AL $27,717

Brownsville, TX $27,710

Mcallen, TX $27,643

Dothan, AL $27,598

Columbus, MS $27,407

Altus, OK $27,257

Lawton, OK $27,196

Pierre, SD $27,080

What Skills Can Increase a Dish Steward's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.26% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Food Service (Mentioned in 5.1% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.26%
Food Service	5.1%
Work Ethic	2.19%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Dish Steward's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
WFM: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Food Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$33,750	5%
WFM	$33,107	3%
Food Safety	$32,786	2%
Innovation	$32,786	2%
Dedication	$32,786	2%
Customer Service	$32,786	2%

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Dish Steward Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Dish Steward's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$29,839

Average $32,143/year

$34,289

$2,487

Average $2,679/month

$2,857

$574

Average $618/week

$659

$14

Average $15/hour

$16

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,289	$2,857	$659	$16
Average	$32,143	$2,679	$618	$15
25th Percentile	$29,839	$2,487	$574	$14

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Salary Trends for Dish Steward

Salaries for a Dish Steward can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $33,323 in 2023 to around $32,595 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Dish Steward salary trends, .

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2024

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