The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $23,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,190.
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 | $27,050 | 20.07% | 32.38% |
| 2021 | $21,620 | 4.63% | - |
| 2020 | $20,620 | 6.60% | - |
| 2019 | $19,260 | 0.62% | - |
| 2018 | $19,140 | 0.84% | - |
| 2017 | $18,980 | 1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $18,730 | 1.66% | - |
| 2015 | $18,420 | -0.65% | - |
| 2014 | $18,540 | -2.54% | - |
| 2013 | $19,010 | 3.79% | - |
| 2012 | $18,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,050 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kansas City | |
| St Joseph | |
| St Louis | |
| Columbia | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Joplin | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jefferson City | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers |