Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Cleveland, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Cleveland, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Cleveland 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 Cleveland, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$15,300
25th Percentile Wage
$15,300
50th Percentile Wage
$19,760
75th Percentile Wage
$23,020
90th Percentile Wage
$28,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Cleveland, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $15,300.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$19,760
4.45% 8.20%
2021
$18,880
-4.29% -
2020
$19,690
-9.75% -
2019
$21,610
10.23% -
2018
$19,400
1.55% -
2017
$19,100
6.28% -
2016
$17,900
-2.35% -
2015
$18,320
1.58% -
2014
$18,030
-0.61% -
2012
$18,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Cleveland with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,760 in Cleveland is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Cleveland is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Knoxville and 5.1 percent (5.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jackson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Knoxville
$26,340
Memphis
$25,680
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$23,820
Chattanooga
$22,090
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$21,750
Clarksville
$21,160
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$20,690
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$20,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$20,400
Cleveland
$19,760
Johnson City
$19,490
Morristown
$19,360
Jackson
$18,760

See also: Top paying jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee.