The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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 | $23,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,310 | 11.24% | 28.19% |
| 2021 | $24,240 | 5.82% | - |
| 2020 | $22,830 | 1.93% | - |
| 2019 | $22,390 | 1.74% | - |
| 2018 | $22,000 | 4.82% | - |
| 2017 | $20,940 | 0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $20,790 | -2.93% | - |
| 2015 | $21,400 | -3.08% | - |
| 2014 | $22,060 | 3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $21,300 | 7.93% | - |
| 2012 | $19,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,310 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Iowa City | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |