The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $21,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,390.
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 | $26,410 | 7.04% | 31.58% |
| 2021 | $24,550 | 22.81% | - |
| 2018 | $18,950 | 4.01% | - |
| 2017 | $18,190 | 2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $17,670 | -22.58% | - |
| 2015 | $21,660 | 12.47% | - |
| 2014 | $18,960 | 2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $18,460 | 2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $18,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,410 in Michigan City-La Porte 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 Michigan City-La Porte is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 31.1 percent (31.1%) 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 |