The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses 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 | $28,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $66,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,000.
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 | $32,950 | 10.62% | 44.64% |
| 2021 | $29,450 | 12.33% | - |
| 2020 | $25,820 | 10.61% | - |
| 2019 | $23,080 | 9.45% | - |
| 2018 | $20,900 | 4.02% | - |
| 2017 | $20,060 | -14.36% | - |
| 2016 | $22,940 | 17.48% | - |
| 2015 | $18,930 | 1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $18,600 | 3.60% | - |
| 2013 | $17,930 | -1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $18,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,950, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for waiters and waitresses in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $37,020). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Lewiston-Auburn is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |