The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,370 | 18.63% | 45.69% |
| 2021 | $28,780 | -3.72% | - |
| 2020 | $29,850 | 12.56% | - |
| 2019 | $26,100 | 4.52% | - |
| 2018 | $24,920 | 4.45% | - |
| 2017 | $23,810 | 4.58% | - |
| 2016 | $22,720 | 14.39% | - |
| 2015 | $19,450 | 3.08% | - |
| 2014 | $18,850 | 1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $18,560 | -3.50% | - |
| 2012 | $19,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,370 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 47.2 percent (47.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.