Median wages from the May 2017 Occupational Employment Statistics, by occupation and city or metro division (2017 dollars)

District of Columbia San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco metro division San Francisco relative to D.C. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. metro division Seattle relative to D.C.
All occupations $33.82 $27.55 82% $24.30 72%
Waiters & waitresses $11.86 $14.32 121% $13.76 116%
Relative to all occupations 35% 52% 57%
Bartenders $15.05 $14.91 99% $13.89 92%
Relative to all occupations 45% 54% 57%

Source: May 2017 Occupational Employment Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

View the underlying data on epi.org.