The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $30,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,500 | 3.81% | 22.92% |
| 2021 | $30,300 | 3.10% | - |
| 2020 | $29,360 | 8.99% | - |
| 2019 | $26,720 | 6.32% | - |
| 2018 | $25,030 | 2.56% | - |
| 2017 | $24,390 | 0.45% | - |
| 2016 | $24,280 | 8.28% | - |
| 2015 | $22,270 | -9.03% | - |
| 2012 | $24,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,500 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.5 percent (38.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.