The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $22,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,220.
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 | $29,350 | 18.26% | 37.07% |
| 2021 | $23,990 | -1.04% | - |
| 2020 | $24,240 | 12.33% | - |
| 2019 | $21,250 | -5.60% | - |
| 2018 | $22,440 | 0.76% | - |
| 2017 | $22,270 | -3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $23,010 | 8.74% | - |
| 2015 | $21,000 | 8.48% | - |
| 2014 | $19,220 | 1.56% | - |
| 2013 | $18,920 | 2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $18,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,350, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Morgantown (median annual salary of $31,290). Compared with Morgantown, the median annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Huntington-Ashland is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Cumberland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Wheeling | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna |