The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $22,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,630.
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 | $29,170 | 0.62% | 33.39% |
| 2021 | $28,990 | 15.76% | - |
| 2020 | $24,420 | 5.98% | - |
| 2019 | $22,960 | 9.32% | - |
| 2018 | $20,820 | -2.35% | - |
| 2017 | $21,310 | 8.54% | - |
| 2016 | $19,490 | -8.16% | - |
| 2015 | $21,080 | 2.80% | - |
| 2014 | $20,490 | -3.90% | - |
| 2013 | $21,290 | 8.74% | - |
| 2012 | $19,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,170, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $33,510). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Raleigh-Cary is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower.