The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $44,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,360 | 16.96% | 22.71% |
| 2016 | $21,060 | 0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $20,950 | 5.73% | - |
| 2014 | $19,750 | -8.41% | - |
| 2013 | $21,410 | 8.45% | - |
| 2012 | $19,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,360 in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.