The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $17,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,370.
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 | $18,390 | 2.34% | 3.64% |
| 2021 | $17,960 | -3.79% | - |
| 2020 | $18,640 | 0.11% | - |
| 2019 | $18,620 | 0.54% | - |
| 2018 | $18,520 | 0.16% | - |
| 2017 | $18,490 | 0.70% | - |
| 2016 | $18,360 | 1.47% | - |
| 2015 | $18,090 | 1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $17,740 | -1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $17,940 | 1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $17,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,390 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.