The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $27,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,960.
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 | $29,970 | 0.77% | 35.84% |
| 2021 | $29,740 | 12.04% | - |
| 2020 | $26,160 | 6.27% | - |
| 2019 | $24,520 | 5.75% | - |
| 2018 | $23,110 | 3.98% | - |
| 2017 | $22,190 | 3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $21,380 | 0.89% | - |
| 2015 | $21,190 | 5.85% | - |
| 2014 | $19,950 | 1.75% | - |
| 2013 | $19,600 | 1.89% | - |
| 2012 | $19,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,970 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Decatur | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |