The annual salary statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $27,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,840 | 16.02% | 47.33% |
| 2021 | $29,260 | 13.47% | - |
| 2020 | $25,320 | 4.82% | - |
| 2019 | $24,100 | 3.98% | - |
| 2018 | $23,140 | 4.93% | - |
| 2017 | $22,000 | 4.45% | - |
| 2016 | $21,020 | 10.18% | - |
| 2015 | $18,880 | 4.40% | - |
| 2014 | $18,050 | 0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $18,040 | -1.72% | - |
| 2012 | $18,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,840, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in state of Maine, followed by Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $34,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor |