The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $29,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,640.
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 | $32,770 | 8.06% | 32.62% |
| 2021 | $30,130 | -2.22% | - |
| 2020 | $30,800 | 15.16% | - |
| 2019 | $26,130 | 5.82% | - |
| 2018 | $24,610 | 4.63% | - |
| 2017 | $23,470 | 5.79% | - |
| 2016 | $22,110 | 10.31% | - |
| 2015 | $19,830 | 1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $19,470 | 2.00% | - |
| 2013 | $19,080 | -15.72% | - |
| 2012 | $22,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,770 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.