The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of waiters and waitresses in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $29,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,550. 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 | $29,550 | 4.53% | 33.20% |
| 2021 | $28,210 | -11.24% | - |
| 2020 | $31,380 | -0.32% | - |
| 2019 | $31,480 | 18.42% | - |
| 2018 | $25,680 | 8.10% | - |
| 2017 | $23,600 | 16.36% | - |
| 2016 | $19,740 | 2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $19,190 | -2.87% | - |
| 2012 | $19,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,550 in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 Watertown-Fort Drum is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.