The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $29,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,100.
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 | $29,600 | 4.19% | 35.37% |
| 2021 | $28,360 | 8.29% | - |
| 2020 | $26,010 | 6.69% | - |
| 2019 | $24,270 | 8.20% | - |
| 2018 | $22,280 | 6.42% | - |
| 2017 | $20,850 | 8.25% | - |
| 2016 | $19,130 | 2.14% | - |
| 2015 | $18,720 | -2.19% | - |
| 2012 | $19,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,600 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Lewiston-Auburn is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |