The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $29,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,550.
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 | $31,100 | 3.67% | 23.02% |
| 2021 | $29,960 | -0.70% | - |
| 2020 | $30,170 | 7.23% | - |
| 2019 | $27,990 | 11.11% | - |
| 2018 | $24,880 | 0.40% | - |
| 2017 | $24,780 | 3.39% | - |
| 2016 | $23,940 | 6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $22,400 | -6.88% | - |
| 2012 | $23,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,100 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.7 percent (37.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.