Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Ithaca, New York

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Ithaca, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Ithaca is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Ithaca, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,890
25th Percentile Wage
$29,060
50th Percentile Wage
$33,100
75th Percentile Wage
$35,730
90th Percentile Wage
$35,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Ithaca, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,890.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,100
8.88% 37.73%
2021
$30,160
2.82% -
2020
$29,310
7.16% -
2019
$27,210
29.03% -
2015
$19,310
4.09% -
2014
$18,520
-0.32% -
2013
$18,580
-10.93% -
2012
$20,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Ithaca with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,100 in Ithaca 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 Ithaca is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$37,510
Nassau-Suffolk
$35,180
Kingston
$33,710
Ithaca
$33,100
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$33,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$31,740
Syracuse
$31,070
Rochester
$30,840
Utica-Rome
$30,430
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,110
Watertown-Fort Drum
$30,090
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,540
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,220
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,070
Binghamton
$28,960
Glens Falls
$28,810
Elmira
$28,740
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$23,190
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,320
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$19,200

See also: Top paying jobs in Ithaca, New York.