The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $17,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,540.
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 | $23,960 | -5.26% | 18.99% |
| 2021 | $25,220 | 10.43% | - |
| 2020 | $22,590 | 12.35% | - |
| 2019 | $19,800 | -9.65% | - |
| 2018 | $21,710 | 7.51% | - |
| 2017 | $20,080 | 1.49% | - |
| 2016 | $19,780 | 2.07% | - |
| 2015 | $19,370 | -5.52% | - |
| 2014 | $20,440 | 1.61% | - |
| 2013 | $20,110 | 3.48% | - |
| 2012 | $19,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,960, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Louisiana, followed by Shreveport-Bossier City (median annual salary $23,360). In comparison, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in Shreveport-Bossier City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Lafayette | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |