The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,030 | 4.04% | 14.46% |
| 2016 | $24,020 | 6.00% | - |
| 2015 | $22,580 | 0.93% | - |
| 2014 | $22,370 | 3.17% | - |
| 2013 | $21,660 | 1.15% | - |
| 2012 | $21,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,030 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Springfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Peabody | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Framingham | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |