The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $36,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,220.
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 | $41,240 | 6.38% | 39.45% |
| 2021 | $38,610 | 1.06% | - |
| 2020 | $38,200 | 10.81% | - |
| 2019 | $34,070 | 14.97% | - |
| 2018 | $28,970 | 7.49% | - |
| 2017 | $26,800 | -7.46% | - |
| 2016 | $28,800 | 1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $28,230 | -4.78% | - |
| 2014 | $29,580 | 16.50% | - |
| 2013 | $24,700 | -1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $24,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,240, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $39,400). In comparison, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.