The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $23,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,480.
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 | $29,920 | 17.28% | 35.33% |
| 2021 | $24,750 | 1.33% | - |
| 2020 | $24,420 | 3.81% | - |
| 2019 | $23,490 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $22,900 | 9.65% | - |
| 2017 | $20,690 | -3.82% | - |
| 2016 | $21,480 | 7.54% | - |
| 2015 | $19,860 | 2.22% | - |
| 2014 | $19,420 | 5.61% | - |
| 2013 | $18,330 | -5.56% | - |
| 2012 | $19,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,920 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Kalamazoo-Portage is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Bay City and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.