The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $22,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,340 | 0.88% | 27.70% |
| 2021 | $28,090 | 14.17% | - |
| 2020 | $24,110 | 2.82% | - |
| 2019 | $23,430 | 1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $23,110 | 4.85% | - |
| 2017 | $21,990 | 7.55% | - |
| 2016 | $20,330 | 9.35% | - |
| 2015 | $18,430 | -0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $18,530 | 1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $18,320 | -11.84% | - |
| 2012 | $20,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,340 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.