The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 | $21,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,850.
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 | $28,140 | 15.67% | 32.55% |
| 2021 | $23,730 | 4.09% | - |
| 2020 | $22,760 | 5.05% | - |
| 2019 | $21,610 | -5.92% | - |
| 2018 | $22,890 | 1.09% | - |
| 2017 | $22,640 | 5.79% | - |
| 2016 | $21,330 | 5.86% | - |
| 2015 | $20,080 | 3.49% | - |
| 2014 | $19,380 | -1.19% | - |
| 2013 | $19,610 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $18,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,140, Indianapolis-Carmel is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Elkhart-Goshen (median annual salary of $29,920). Compared with Elkhart-Goshen, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Indianapolis-Carmel is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.
| 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 |