The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $16,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,820.
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 | $18,190 | 4.62% | 2.31% |
| 2021 | $17,350 | -9.68% | - |
| 2020 | $19,030 | -0.11% | - |
| 2019 | $19,050 | 1.31% | - |
| 2018 | $18,800 | -1.28% | - |
| 2017 | $19,040 | 3.52% | - |
| 2016 | $18,370 | 0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $18,360 | 2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $17,990 | 1.06% | - |
| 2013 | $17,800 | 0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $17,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,190 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.