The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $16,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,470.
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 | $20,710 | 2.90% | 13.33% |
| 2021 | $20,110 | 6.12% | - |
| 2020 | $18,880 | -0.79% | - |
| 2019 | $19,030 | 4.20% | - |
| 2018 | $18,230 | -0.44% | - |
| 2017 | $18,310 | 0.49% | - |
| 2016 | $18,220 | 0.99% | - |
| 2015 | $18,040 | 0.89% | - |
| 2014 | $17,880 | -1.23% | - |
| 2013 | $18,100 | 0.83% | - |
| 2012 | $17,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,710 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Texarkana-Texarkana and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.