The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $35,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,620.
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 | $39,400 | 5.33% | 36.27% |
| 2021 | $37,300 | 17.27% | - |
| 2020 | $30,860 | 2.53% | - |
| 2019 | $30,080 | 0.50% | - |
| 2018 | $29,930 | -1.27% | - |
| 2017 | $30,310 | 7.39% | - |
| 2016 | $28,070 | 0.61% | - |
| 2015 | $27,900 | 12.15% | - |
| 2014 | $24,510 | 0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $24,440 | -2.74% | - |
| 2012 | $25,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,400, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $41,240). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower.