Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Tucson, Arizona

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Tucson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Tucson, Arizona

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,260
25th Percentile Wage
$27,960
50th Percentile Wage
$30,070
75th Percentile Wage
$35,000
90th Percentile Wage
$52,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,260.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$30,070
5.32% 35.45%
2021
$28,470
7.17% -
2020
$26,430
4.31% -
2019
$25,290
6.21% -
2018
$23,720
7.67% -
2017
$21,900
9.13% -
2016
$19,900
1.46% -
2015
$19,610
1.99% -
2014
$19,220
-1.46% -
2013
$19,500
0.46% -
2012
$19,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Tucson with Other Arizona Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,070 in Tucson is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Tucson is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
$31,740
Prescott
$30,430
Tucson
$30,070
Lake Havasu City-Kingman
$29,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas
$29,130
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area
$29,130
Flagstaff
$28,290
Yuma
$20,810
Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area
$18,420

See also: Top paying jobs in Tucson, Arizona.