The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $31,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,480.
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 | $34,280 | 9.25% | 41.13% |
| 2021 | $31,110 | 2.83% | - |
| 2020 | $30,230 | 13.93% | - |
| 2019 | $26,020 | 4.46% | - |
| 2018 | $24,860 | 2.61% | - |
| 2017 | $24,210 | 2.11% | - |
| 2016 | $23,700 | 3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $22,850 | 2.80% | - |
| 2014 | $22,210 | 6.57% | - |
| 2013 | $20,750 | 2.75% | - |
| 2012 | $20,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,280 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 43.0 percent (43.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.