The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $21,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,950.
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 | $28,110 | -0.28% | 28.10% |
| 2021 | $28,190 | 8.23% | - |
| 2020 | $25,870 | 2.82% | - |
| 2019 | $25,140 | 9.11% | - |
| 2018 | $22,850 | 7.18% | - |
| 2017 | $21,210 | 4.71% | - |
| 2016 | $20,210 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $20,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,110 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.
| 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 |