The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City 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 | $20,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,800.
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 | $27,340 | 20.56% | 34.64% |
| 2021 | $21,720 | 7.78% | - |
| 2020 | $20,030 | 3.05% | - |
| 2019 | $19,420 | 2.01% | - |
| 2018 | $19,030 | -2.21% | - |
| 2017 | $19,450 | 0.51% | - |
| 2016 | $19,350 | 1.81% | - |
| 2015 | $19,000 | 3.32% | - |
| 2014 | $18,370 | 1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $18,100 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $17,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,340 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City 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 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.