The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses 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 | $23,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $64,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,610 | 8.35% | 12.76% |
| 2016 | $26,220 | 4.16% | - |
| 2015 | $25,130 | 10.62% | - |
| 2014 | $22,460 | 5.43% | - |
| 2013 | $21,240 | -17.51% | - |
| 2012 | $24,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,610 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 13.8 percent (13.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.