The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $17,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,430.
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 | $21,270 | 0.85% | 14.39% |
| 2021 | $21,090 | 9.06% | - |
| 2020 | $19,180 | -0.36% | - |
| 2019 | $19,250 | -5.71% | - |
| 2018 | $20,350 | 5.26% | - |
| 2017 | $19,280 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $19,280 | 3.32% | - |
| 2015 | $18,640 | -0.32% | - |
| 2014 | $18,700 | 2.03% | - |
| 2013 | $18,320 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $18,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,270 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Texarkana-Texarkana and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.