The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $20,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,210.
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 | $30,610 | 15.98% | 36.72% |
| 2021 | $25,720 | 12.17% | - |
| 2020 | $22,590 | 0.97% | - |
| 2019 | $22,370 | 1.30% | - |
| 2018 | $22,080 | 1.40% | - |
| 2017 | $21,770 | 5.51% | - |
| 2016 | $20,570 | 5.49% | - |
| 2015 | $19,440 | 2.47% | - |
| 2014 | $18,960 | -4.48% | - |
| 2013 | $19,810 | 2.22% | - |
| 2012 | $19,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,610, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $32,160). Compared with South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lexington-Fayette is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro |