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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,400
25th Percentile Wage
$33,280
50th Percentile Wage
$37,510
75th Percentile Wage
$45,460
90th Percentile Wage
$51,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,400.

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
$37,510
7.33% 22.42%
2021
$34,760
10.67% -
2020
$31,050
1.45% -
2019
$30,600
-1.57% -
2018
$31,080
2.61% -
2017
$30,270
3.77% -
2016
$29,130
3.78% -
2015
$28,030
-0.25% -
2014
$28,100
-1.85% -
2013
$28,620
-1.68% -
2012
$29,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

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

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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.