The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $29,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,730.
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 | $31,170 | 3.50% | 41.00% |
| 2021 | $30,080 | 5.19% | - |
| 2020 | $28,520 | 8.13% | - |
| 2019 | $26,200 | 3.63% | - |
| 2018 | $25,250 | -9.58% | - |
| 2017 | $27,670 | -7.23% | - |
| 2016 | $29,670 | 15.87% | - |
| 2015 | $24,960 | 22.40% | - |
| 2014 | $19,370 | 3.36% | - |
| 2013 | $18,720 | 1.76% | - |
| 2012 | $18,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,170 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.