The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $30,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,440.
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 | $34,260 | 9.81% | 39.96% |
| 2021 | $30,900 | 1.00% | - |
| 2020 | $30,590 | 8.30% | - |
| 2019 | $28,050 | 7.74% | - |
| 2018 | $25,880 | 5.33% | - |
| 2017 | $24,500 | 4.12% | - |
| 2016 | $23,490 | 1.53% | - |
| 2015 | $23,130 | 6.79% | - |
| 2014 | $21,560 | -0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $21,690 | 5.16% | - |
| 2012 | $20,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,260 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 6.9 percent (6.9%) 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.