Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,040
25th Percentile Wage
$28,640
50th Percentile Wage
$30,840
75th Percentile Wage
$34,300
90th Percentile Wage
$40,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,040.

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
$30,840
4.86% 37.94%
2021
$29,340
11.42% -
2020
$25,990
3.62% -
2019
$25,050
6.43% -
2018
$23,440
7.59% -
2017
$21,660
6.23% -
2016
$20,310
-3.20% -
2015
$20,960
5.58% -
2014
$19,790
1.47% -
2013
$19,500
1.85% -
2012
$19,140
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Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,840 in Rochester 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 Rochester is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 37.7 percent (37.7%) 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 Rochester, New York.