Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Toledo, Ohio

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Toledo, Ohio is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Toledo 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 Toledo, Ohio

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,110
25th Percentile Wage
$24,000
50th Percentile Wage
$27,100
75th Percentile Wage
$33,150
90th Percentile Wage
$35,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Toledo, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,110.

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
$27,100
10.77% 27.42%
2021
$24,180
3.93% -
2020
$23,230
-0.82% -
2019
$23,420
4.82% -
2018
$22,290
9.29% -
2017
$20,220
5.24% -
2016
$19,160
0.16% -
2015
$19,130
1.46% -
2014
$18,850
-7.90% -
2013
$20,340
3.29% -
2012
$19,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Toledo with Other Ohio Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,100 in Toledo is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Ohio. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Toledo is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sandusky.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
$29,120
Columbus
$28,790
Akron
$27,860
Cincinnati-Middletown
$27,850
Dayton
$27,690
Mansfield
$27,260
Toledo
$27,100
Lima
$26,790
Canton-Massillon
$26,440
Springfield
$26,250
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$25,950
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$25,900
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$25,640
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$25,580
Sandusky
$18,980

See also: Top paying jobs in Toledo, Ohio.