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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Gainesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,710
25th Percentile Wage
$19,230
50th Percentile Wage
$20,260
75th Percentile Wage
$24,050
90th Percentile Wage
$30,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,710.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$20,260
1.09% 0.84%
2019
$20,040
-4.79% -
2018
$21,000
-3.10% -
2017
$21,650
0.92% -
2016
$21,450
8.72% -
2015
$19,580
1.69% -
2014
$19,250
2.96% -
2013
$18,680
-7.55% -
2012
$20,090
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,260 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Gainesville is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Jacksonville and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Jacksonville
$28,590
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$28,290
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$28,180
Naples-Marco Island
$28,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$27,810
Tallahassee
$27,720
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$27,580
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$27,430
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$27,390
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$27,300
Port St Lucie
$27,250
The Villages
$27,100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$26,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$26,610
Punta Gorda
$26,450
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$26,170
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$26,130
Ocala
$25,930
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$25,740
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$25,330
Sebring
$24,660
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$23,700
Homosassa Springs
$22,490
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$21,030
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$20,850
Gainesville
$20,260
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$20,150
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$19,180
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$18,980
Palm Coast
$17,870

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.