The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $21,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,550.
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 | $27,290 | 3.37% | 33.20% |
| 2021 | $26,370 | 20.97% | - |
| 2020 | $20,840 | 5.76% | - |
| 2019 | $19,640 | -1.02% | - |
| 2018 | $19,840 | -1.01% | - |
| 2017 | $20,040 | -0.20% | - |
| 2016 | $20,080 | 6.13% | - |
| 2015 | $18,850 | 3.13% | - |
| 2014 | $18,260 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $18,110 | -0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $18,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,290 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.