Pay scale / Waiter / Waitress
Waiter / Waitress pay in Fiji
Pay varies by employer, location, experience, and hours. Figures are estimates from public sources and from jobs listed on FijiCareers that state pay. Not a guarantee.
Combined estimate
FJD 5.19 - 6.50 / hour (gross)
FJD 5.19Median
FJD 6High
FJD 6.50
Limited inventory samples · Official context · Sep 2026
National minimum wage: FJD 5.00/hr (Apr 2025). Floor only, not typical skilled pay. Hub facts
How it is built
- Layer D · InventoryFijiCareers stated pay (primary private signal)Placeholder band FJD 5.19 - 6.50 / hr
Few or no live FijiCareers listings state pay for this cluster yet (n = 0). This band is an indicative seed fallback for UI only. An estimate engine should override with 25th–75th percentile (or documented min–max) from stated-pay inventory when n ≥ 5.
- Layer B · Official surveyFiji Bureau of Statistics EUSAccommodation and food service / waiting staff · EUS 2023
Official occupation/industry context only. Survey year is 2023. Employer offers on live jobs may differ. We do not invent precise survey dollar averages without a cited table cell.
- Layer A · Sector floorSector wage order · Hotel & catering tradeFJD 5.19 - 5.44 / hr (Waiter (other / licensed undertaking))
WageIndicator Fiji classification floor, effective Apr 2025, cited Sep 2026. Confirm current Wages Regulation Order for exact grade. Source: https://wageindicator.org/work/minimum-wage/countries/fiji/1754-hotel-catering-trade/
- Layer A · Legal floorNational minimum wageNot below FJD 5.00 / hr (Apr 2025)
Legal floor where relevant. FJD 5.00 / hr from 1 Apr 2025 (cited Sep 2026). Not typical skilled pay. Confirm current Wages Regulation Orders for sector-specific floors.
Placeholder fallback for Waiter / Waitress until FijiCareers inventory samples state pay. Official context: EUS 2023 + national minimum wage (Apr 2025, cited Sep 2026). Not a guarantee. Data label: Sep 2026.