The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $17,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,850.
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 | $22,820 | 5.00% | 17.05% |
| 2016 | $21,680 | 9.73% | - |
| 2015 | $19,570 | 3.63% | - |
| 2014 | $18,860 | -0.58% | - |
| 2013 | $18,970 | 0.21% | - |
| 2012 | $18,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,820 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 18.6 percent (18.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.