The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $28,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,640 | 12.07% | 38.42% |
| 2021 | $30,460 | 8.57% | - |
| 2020 | $27,850 | 5.17% | - |
| 2019 | $26,410 | 0.42% | - |
| 2018 | $26,300 | 7.76% | - |
| 2017 | $24,260 | 5.98% | - |
| 2016 | $22,810 | 5.44% | - |
| 2015 | $21,570 | -0.19% | - |
| 2014 | $21,610 | -2.96% | - |
| 2013 | $22,250 | 4.13% | - |
| 2012 | $21,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,640, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $35,510). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Greeley | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Pueblo | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area |