The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $17,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $19,580 | -3.32% | 4.39% |
| 2016 | $20,230 | 4.79% | - |
| 2015 | $19,260 | 1.45% | - |
| 2014 | $18,980 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $18,630 | -0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $18,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,580 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.