The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $17,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,720 | 7.85% | 13.41% |
| 2016 | $23,700 | 14.39% | - |
| 2015 | $20,290 | -0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $20,420 | -1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $20,650 | -7.85% | - |
| 2012 | $22,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,720 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.