Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Decatur, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Decatur, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Decatur is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Decatur, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,960
25th Percentile Wage
$27,360
50th Percentile Wage
$28,030
75th Percentile Wage
$31,500
90th Percentile Wage
$33,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Decatur, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$28,030
9.42% 31.36%
2021
$25,390
2.72% -
2020
$24,700
13.64% -
2019
$21,330
6.28% -
2018
$19,990
1.00% -
2017
$19,790
2.78% -
2016
$19,240
2.39% -
2015
$18,780
1.17% -
2014
$18,560
-3.66% -
2012
$19,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Decatur with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,030 in Decatur 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 Decatur is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kankakee-Bradley
$30,630
Springfield
$30,230
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$29,970
Rockford
$29,940
Peoria
$29,340
Champaign-Urbana
$29,170
Bloomington
$28,510
Decatur
$28,030
Carbondale-Marion
$27,750
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,770
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,660
Danville
$23,640
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$22,610
Bloomington-Normal
$19,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Decatur, Illinois.