Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Wausau, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food servers, nonrestaurant in Wausau is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in Wausau, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,360
25th Percentile Wage
$24,040
50th Percentile Wage
$24,360
75th Percentile Wage
$28,440
90th Percentile Wage
$30,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Wausau, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,360.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$24,360
5.38% 6.44%
2020
$23,050
2.82% -
2019
$22,400
-9.11% -
2015
$24,440
2.50% -
2014
$23,830
2.90% -
2013
$23,140
1.51% -
2012
$22,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Wausau with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,360 in Wausau is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Wausau is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area and 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lake County-Kenosha County.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$33,650
Eau Claire
$31,750
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$31,570
Sheboygan
$31,270
La Crosse
$30,750
Duluth
$30,320
Green Bay
$29,540
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$29,370
Racine
$28,800
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$28,470
Madison
$28,070
Janesville
$27,940
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$27,490
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$27,040
Oshkosh-Neenah
$26,860
Appleton
$24,450
Wausau
$24,360
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$22,030
Fond du Lac
$21,690
Lake County-Kenosha County
$19,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Wausau, Wisconsin.