The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $28,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,810.
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 | $31,740 | 6.77% | 42.66% |
| 2021 | $29,590 | 10.95% | - |
| 2020 | $26,350 | 4.82% | - |
| 2019 | $25,080 | 4.59% | - |
| 2018 | $23,930 | 7.40% | - |
| 2017 | $22,160 | 3.56% | - |
| 2016 | $21,370 | 4.87% | - |
| 2015 | $20,330 | -1.57% | - |
| 2014 | $20,650 | 10.17% | - |
| 2013 | $18,550 | 1.89% | - |
| 2012 | $18,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,740 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 39.5 percent (39.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.