The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $30,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,800.
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 | $33,680 | 6.95% | 44.00% |
| 2021 | $31,340 | 3.10% | - |
| 2020 | $30,370 | 10.27% | - |
| 2019 | $27,250 | 7.67% | - |
| 2018 | $25,160 | -15.18% | - |
| 2017 | $28,980 | -9.49% | - |
| 2016 | $31,730 | 10.90% | - |
| 2015 | $28,270 | 30.70% | - |
| 2014 | $19,590 | 4.08% | - |
| 2013 | $18,790 | -0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $18,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,680 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.5 percent (42.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.