The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $29,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,510. 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 | $29,510 | 1.32% | 37.92% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | 7.01% | - |
| 2020 | $27,080 | 8.27% | - |
| 2019 | $24,840 | 2.82% | - |
| 2018 | $24,140 | -0.37% | - |
| 2017 | $24,230 | -2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $24,780 | 3.07% | - |
| 2015 | $24,020 | 19.44% | - |
| 2014 | $19,350 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $18,650 | 1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $18,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,510 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.3 percent (34.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.