The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $19,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,580.
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 | $23,360 | 21.92% | 21.32% |
| 2021 | $18,240 | -15.08% | - |
| 2020 | $20,990 | -1.24% | - |
| 2019 | $21,250 | 8.33% | - |
| 2018 | $19,480 | 1.18% | - |
| 2017 | $19,250 | 4.68% | - |
| 2016 | $18,350 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $18,130 | -0.50% | - |
| 2014 | $18,220 | -5.60% | - |
| 2013 | $19,240 | 4.47% | - |
| 2012 | $18,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,360, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $23,960). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Shreveport-Bossier City is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| 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 |