Nonrestaurant food servers in the United States had a median hourly wage of 13.81 U.S. dollars as of May 2021. In comparison, ten percent of nonrestaurant food servers earned less than 10.07 U.S. dollars per hour during this period.
Hourly wage estimates of nonrestaurant food servers in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution
(in U.S. dollars)
A percentile wage shows the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate - 50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
Nonrestaurant food servers serve food to patrons outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotels, hospital rooms or cars. Excludes "Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop."
The data used is based on the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey which measures occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, by industry. Employees are all part-time and full-time workers who are paid a wage or salary.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). Hourly wage estimates of nonrestaurant food servers in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198522/percentile-wage-estimates-of-nonrestaurant-food-servers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly wage estimates of nonrestaurant food servers in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198522/percentile-wage-estimates-of-nonrestaurant-food-servers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Hourly wage estimates of nonrestaurant food servers in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198522/percentile-wage-estimates-of-nonrestaurant-food-servers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly Wage Estimates of Nonrestaurant Food Servers in The U.S. as of May 2021, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198522/percentile-wage-estimates-of-nonrestaurant-food-servers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hourly wage estimates of nonrestaurant food servers in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198522/percentile-wage-estimates-of-nonrestaurant-food-servers/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Hourly wage estimates of nonrestaurant food servers in the U.S. as of May 2021, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198522/percentile-wage-estimates-of-nonrestaurant-food-servers/
