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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,070
25th Percentile Wage
$28,010
50th Percentile Wage
$35,180
75th Percentile Wage
$39,300
90th Percentile Wage
$45,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$35,180
1.82% 10.72%
2016
$34,540
3.88% -
2015
$33,200
4.91% -
2014
$31,570
6.27% -
2013
$29,590
-6.15% -
2012
$31,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,180, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $37,510). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Nassau-Suffolk is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower.

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