The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $17,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,650.
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 | $21,700 | 1.34% | 17.33% |
| 2021 | $21,410 | 9.43% | - |
| 2020 | $19,390 | -1.08% | - |
| 2019 | $19,600 | -6.28% | - |
| 2018 | $20,830 | 4.85% | - |
| 2017 | $19,820 | -0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $19,900 | 3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $19,150 | 4.07% | - |
| 2014 | $18,370 | 0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $18,260 | 1.75% | - |
| 2012 | $17,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,700 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Texarkana-Texarkana and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.