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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,030
25th Percentile Wage
$18,990
50th Percentile Wage
$23,050
75th Percentile Wage
$30,580
90th Percentile Wage
$39,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$23,050
4.30% 12.97%
2016
$22,060
5.76% -
2015
$20,790
5.15% -
2014
$19,720
-0.76% -
2013
$19,870
-0.96% -
2012
$20,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,050 in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$29,530
Williamsport
$29,410
Pittsburgh
$28,830
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$28,800
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$28,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$28,560
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$28,340
East Stroudsburg
$28,300
Reading
$28,110
Erie
$27,840
York-Hanover
$27,760
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$27,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$27,290
Lebanon
$27,100
Lancaster
$26,830
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$26,620
State College
$26,200
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$25,990
Newark-Union
$25,970
Altoona
$24,810
Johnstown
$24,490
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$23,910
Philadelphia
$23,050
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$20,360