The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $31,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,060.
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 | $34,750 | 8.49% | 28.32% |
| 2021 | $31,800 | -1.35% | - |
| 2020 | $32,230 | 7.07% | - |
| 2019 | $29,950 | 11.95% | - |
| 2018 | $26,370 | 4.55% | - |
| 2017 | $25,170 | 1.03% | - |
| 2016 | $24,910 | 1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $24,510 | -1.63% | - |
| 2012 | $24,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,750 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.