The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses 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 | $15,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $17,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $35,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $17,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $15,520.
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 | $17,940 | 4.35% | 0.06% |
| 2021 | $17,160 | -5.83% | - |
| 2020 | $18,160 | -1.32% | - |
| 2019 | $18,400 | -2.28% | - |
| 2018 | $18,820 | -0.32% | - |
| 2017 | $18,880 | 2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $18,470 | 1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $18,260 | -0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $18,300 | 1.58% | - |
| 2013 | $18,010 | 0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $17,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $17,940 in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 Brownsville-Harlingen is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Texarkana-Texarkana and 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.