The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Auburn-Opelika 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 | $21,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,160.
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 | $26,450 | 11.72% | 22.38% |
| 2021 | $23,350 | 6.85% | - |
| 2020 | $21,750 | 5.61% | - |
| 2016 | $20,530 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $20,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,450 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Auburn-Opelika is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.