The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses 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 | $16,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $38,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $20,750 | 11.66% | 13.35% |
| 2021 | $18,330 | -1.91% | - |
| 2020 | $18,680 | 2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $18,270 | 0.60% | - |
| 2018 | $18,160 | 0.55% | - |
| 2017 | $18,060 | 0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $17,910 | 0.17% | - |
| 2015 | $17,880 | -0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $17,930 | -0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $18,040 | 0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $17,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $20,750, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for waiters and waitresses in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $20,790). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of waiters and waitresses in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is .2 percent (.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Hammond | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |