The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $21,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,390 | 0.33% | 23.37% |
| 2016 | $24,310 | 7.28% | - |
| 2015 | $22,540 | 13.44% | - |
| 2014 | $19,510 | 3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $18,920 | 1.22% | - |
| 2012 | $18,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,390 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.