Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Fresno, California

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Fresno, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Fresno 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 Fresno, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,840
25th Percentile Wage
$30,800
50th Percentile Wage
$33,440
75th Percentile Wage
$35,440
90th Percentile Wage
$50,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Fresno, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,840.

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
$33,440
10.74% 41.81%
2021
$29,850
1.41% -
2020
$29,430
10.57% -
2019
$26,320
3.72% -
2018
$25,340
5.64% -
2017
$23,910
1.00% -
2016
$23,670
12.67% -
2015
$20,670
0.00% -
2014
$20,670
6.82% -
2013
$19,260
-1.04% -
2012
$19,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Fresno with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,440 in Fresno is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Fresno is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$41,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$39,400
Napa
$36,840
Vallejo-Fairfield
$36,380
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$36,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$35,640
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$35,300
Hanford-Corcoran
$35,060
El Centro
$34,910
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,800
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$34,750
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,720
Stockton
$34,490
Yuba City
$34,470
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,400
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$34,400
Merced
$34,260
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$34,250
Salinas
$34,220
Modesto
$34,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$34,180
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,150
Bakersfield-Delano
$33,980
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$33,560
Fresno
$33,440
Chico
$33,380
Visalia-Porterville
$32,990
Redding
$31,120
Madera-Chowchilla
$30,090
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$27,690
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$27,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$25,210
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,980
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$22,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$22,700

See also: Top paying jobs in Fresno, California.