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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,820
25th Percentile Wage
$31,790
50th Percentile Wage
$34,150
75th Percentile Wage
$36,070
90th Percentile Wage
$44,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,820.

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
$34,150
8.70% 37.63%
2021
$31,180
4.91% -
2020
$29,650
8.33% -
2019
$27,180
9.71% -
2018
$24,540
0.90% -
2017
$24,320
2.59% -
2016
$23,690
5.11% -
2015
$22,480
4.89% -
2014
$21,380
2.29% -
2013
$20,890
-1.96% -
2012
$21,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,150 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.5 percent (33.5%) 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.