The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $31,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,130.
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 | $35,950 | 12.10% | 32.46% |
| 2021 | $31,600 | -0.60% | - |
| 2020 | $31,790 | -0.53% | - |
| 2019 | $31,960 | 7.13% | - |
| 2018 | $29,680 | -4.99% | - |
| 2017 | $31,160 | 11.14% | - |
| 2016 | $27,690 | 11.99% | - |
| 2015 | $24,370 | 16.62% | - |
| 2014 | $20,320 | 3.89% | - |
| 2013 | $19,530 | -24.32% | - |
| 2012 | $24,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,950, Mount Vernon-Anacortes is the second highest paying city for waiters and waitresses in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $37,770). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.