The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Utica-Rome, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Utica-Rome 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 | $27,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Utica-Rome, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,250. 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 | $35,250 | 16.06% | 48.85% |
| 2021 | $29,590 | -27.17% | - |
| 2020 | $37,630 | 17.73% | - |
| 2019 | $30,960 | 17.41% | - |
| 2018 | $25,570 | 5.91% | - |
| 2017 | $24,060 | 9.68% | - |
| 2016 | $21,730 | 11.09% | - |
| 2015 | $19,320 | 5.85% | - |
| 2014 | $18,190 | 1.87% | - |
| 2013 | $17,850 | -1.01% | - |
| 2012 | $18,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,250 in Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 47.0 percent (47.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.