The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Elkhart-Goshen 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 | $22,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,850.
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 | $29,920 | 16.11% | 36.90% |
| 2021 | $25,100 | 2.07% | - |
| 2020 | $24,580 | 8.30% | - |
| 2019 | $22,540 | -0.89% | - |
| 2018 | $22,740 | 2.02% | - |
| 2017 | $22,280 | 9.34% | - |
| 2016 | $20,200 | 0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $20,140 | -2.04% | - |
| 2014 | $20,550 | 8.13% | - |
| 2012 | $18,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,920, Elkhart-Goshen is the highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Indiana, followed by Indianapolis-Carmel (median annual salary $28,140). In comparison, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Elkhart-Goshen is 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in Indianapolis-Carmel.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Bloomington | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Kokomo | |
| Muncie | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbus | |
| Anderson | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette |