Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Peoria, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Peoria, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Peoria 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 Peoria, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,210
25th Percentile Wage
$27,100
50th Percentile Wage
$29,340
75th Percentile Wage
$33,370
90th Percentile Wage
$34,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Peoria, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,210.

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
$29,340
5.62% 34.42%
2021
$27,690
6.68% -
2020
$25,840
1.63% -
2019
$25,420
10.39% -
2018
$22,780
2.19% -
2017
$22,280
10.32% -
2016
$19,980
1.45% -
2015
$19,690
1.47% -
2014
$19,400
-3.71% -
2013
$20,120
4.37% -
2012
$19,240
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,340 in Peoria 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 Peoria is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 33.4 percent (33.4%) 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 Peoria, Illinois.