The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses 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 | $22,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $47,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,330. 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 waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,330 | 19.24% | 31.73% |
| 2021 | $22,880 | 13.24% | - |
| 2020 | $19,850 | -0.15% | - |
| 2019 | $19,880 | 0.55% | - |
| 2018 | $19,770 | -1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $20,160 | -13.99% | - |
| 2016 | $22,980 | 5.66% | - |
| 2015 | $21,680 | -3.04% | - |
| 2014 | $22,340 | 1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $22,050 | 12.29% | - |
| 2012 | $19,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,330 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |