The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $20,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,420.
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 | $24,090 | 7.47% | 26.44% |
| 2021 | $22,290 | 13.86% | - |
| 2020 | $19,200 | 2.29% | - |
| 2019 | $18,760 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $18,330 | 2.35% | - |
| 2017 | $17,900 | -3.13% | - |
| 2016 | $18,460 | 4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $17,670 | -0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $17,690 | 0.62% | - |
| 2013 | $17,580 | -0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $17,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,090 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.