The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 | $26,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,760.
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 | $36,260 | 4.14% | 45.01% |
| 2021 | $34,760 | 5.12% | - |
| 2020 | $32,980 | 21.10% | - |
| 2019 | $26,020 | 4.69% | - |
| 2018 | $24,800 | 14.56% | - |
| 2017 | $21,190 | 5.90% | - |
| 2016 | $19,940 | 4.51% | - |
| 2015 | $19,040 | -4.73% | - |
| 2012 | $19,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,260 in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 48.7 percent (48.7%) 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 |