The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $17,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $23,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $23,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $18,810 | -17.28% | 6.33% |
| 2020 | $22,060 | 10.65% | - |
| 2018 | $19,710 | 4.57% | - |
| 2017 | $18,810 | 3.19% | - |
| 2016 | $18,210 | -0.27% | - |
| 2015 | $18,260 | 2.46% | - |
| 2014 | $17,810 | 1.12% | - |
| 2013 | $17,610 | -0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $17,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,810, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Texas, following city of Midland (median annual salary of $30,500). Compared with the highest paying city Midland, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Brownsville-Harlingen is 38.3 percent (38.3%) lower.