The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
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 | $30,800 | 3.77% | 39.97% |
| 2021 | $29,640 | 7.79% | - |
| 2020 | $27,330 | 6.99% | - |
| 2019 | $25,420 | 4.60% | - |
| 2018 | $24,250 | -4.37% | - |
| 2017 | $25,310 | -11.34% | - |
| 2016 | $28,180 | 7.13% | - |
| 2015 | $26,170 | 18.42% | - |
| 2014 | $21,350 | 10.68% | - |
| 2013 | $19,070 | 3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $18,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,800 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.