The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $21,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,950.
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 | $26,410 | -0.27% | 29.16% |
| 2016 | $26,480 | 16.16% | - |
| 2015 | $22,200 | 13.96% | - |
| 2014 | $19,100 | 1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $18,760 | 0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $18,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,410 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.