The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $30,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,060.
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 | $35,460 | 1.13% | 43.32% |
| 2021 | $35,060 | 2.97% | - |
| 2020 | $34,020 | 10.23% | - |
| 2019 | $30,540 | 2.98% | - |
| 2018 | $29,630 | 2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $28,970 | 0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $28,760 | 12.66% | - |
| 2015 | $25,120 | 15.09% | - |
| 2014 | $21,330 | 4.31% | - |
| 2013 | $20,410 | 1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $20,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,460, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for waiters and waitresses in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $36,140). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of waiters and waitresses in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.