The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,510 | 7.33% | 22.42% |
| 2021 | $34,760 | 10.67% | - |
| 2020 | $31,050 | 1.45% | - |
| 2019 | $30,600 | -1.57% | - |
| 2018 | $31,080 | 2.61% | - |
| 2017 | $30,270 | 3.77% | - |
| 2016 | $29,130 | 3.78% | - |
| 2015 | $28,030 | -0.25% | - |
| 2014 | $28,100 | -1.85% | - |
| 2013 | $28,620 | -1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $29,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,510, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of New York, followed by Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary $35,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in Nassau-Suffolk.