The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $21,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,520.
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 | $33,510 | 10.00% | 39.36% |
| 2021 | $30,160 | 3.81% | - |
| 2020 | $29,010 | 4.96% | - |
| 2019 | $27,570 | 5.51% | - |
| 2018 | $26,050 | 17.39% | - |
| 2017 | $21,520 | -3.16% | - |
| 2016 | $22,200 | 6.67% | - |
| 2015 | $20,720 | 0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $20,540 | 2.97% | - |
| 2013 | $19,930 | -1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $20,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,510, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of North Carolina, followed by Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary $29,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Durham-Chapel Hill is 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in Raleigh-Cary.