The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Lake Havasu City-Kingman 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 | $26,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,000 | 2.75% | 50.67% |
| 2021 | $35,010 | 17.85% | - |
| 2020 | $28,760 | 15.06% | - |
| 2019 | $24,430 | 10.52% | - |
| 2018 | $21,860 | 4.80% | - |
| 2017 | $20,810 | 10.38% | - |
| 2016 | $18,650 | 0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $18,540 | 1.51% | - |
| 2014 | $18,260 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $18,080 | 1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $17,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,000 in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 48.4 percent (48.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Prescott | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Tucson | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Yuma | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |