The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $33,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,230.
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 | $36,010 | 3.39% | 14.88% |
| 2021 | $34,790 | 8.59% | - |
| 2020 | $31,800 | 12.11% | - |
| 2019 | $27,950 | 2.18% | - |
| 2018 | $27,340 | 10.20% | - |
| 2017 | $24,550 | 2.69% | - |
| 2016 | $23,890 | 5.23% | - |
| 2015 | $22,640 | 0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $22,580 | -20.99% | - |
| 2013 | $27,320 | -12.19% | - |
| 2012 | $30,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,010 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.0 percent (37.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.