The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,760 | 11.14% | 28.14% |
| 2021 | $23,780 | 8.07% | - |
| 2020 | $21,860 | 5.40% | - |
| 2019 | $20,680 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $20,680 | -2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $21,130 | 1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $20,900 | 1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $20,520 | 7.60% | - |
| 2014 | $18,960 | -1.95% | - |
| 2013 | $19,330 | 0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $19,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,760 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |