The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food servers, nonrestaurant in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $23,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,890 | 3.50% | 9.04% |
| 2016 | $24,020 | 5.41% | - |
| 2015 | $22,720 | 4.58% | - |
| 2014 | $21,680 | -0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $21,830 | -3.71% | - |
| 2012 | $22,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,890 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.