The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $30,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,710.
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 | $34,400 | 10.29% | 30.06% |
| 2021 | $30,860 | -0.23% | - |
| 2020 | $30,930 | 13.64% | - |
| 2019 | $26,710 | 7.60% | - |
| 2018 | $24,680 | 3.16% | - |
| 2017 | $23,900 | -0.67% | - |
| 2016 | $24,060 | -24.94% | - |
| 2015 | $30,060 | 19.96% | - |
| 2012 | $24,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,400 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.