The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 | $21,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,430.
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 | $29,500 | 19.83% | 36.98% |
| 2021 | $23,650 | 13.62% | - |
| 2020 | $20,430 | 3.08% | - |
| 2019 | $19,800 | 0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $19,650 | -7.28% | - |
| 2017 | $21,080 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $20,210 | 4.60% | - |
| 2015 | $19,280 | 2.90% | - |
| 2014 | $18,720 | 1.01% | - |
| 2013 | $18,530 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $18,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,500, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is the second highest paying city for waiters and waitresses in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $29,780). Compared with Naples-Marco Island, the median annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is .9 percent (.9%) lower.