Occupation

New York[1]

Chicago

Honolulu

San Francisco

Hotel Desk Clerk

$12.97

$8.04

$13.04

$10.31

Housekeeping, Spr.

$14.56

$11.54

$11.47

$23.55

Housekeeping, Stf.

$12.77

$7.45

$10.99

$9.75

Waitstaff

$6.09

$4.75

$5.79

$6.79

Porter, & Parking

$7.07

N/R

$5.48

$8.69

Rec. Attendant

$5.85

$6.79

N/R

$10.07

Cook

$11.47

$9.37

$11.91

$14.84

Food Prep

$11.22

$7.55

$8.87

$9.11

Occupation

Los Angeles

New Orleans[2]

Miami

Orlando

Hotel Desk Clerk

$10.86

$7.30

$8.39

$7.82

Housekeeping, Spr.

$12.42

$9.69

$12.00

$13.20

Housekeeping, Stf.

$7.18

$5.93

$6.58

$6.90

Waitstaff

$6.11

$6.23

$3.72

$2.97

Porter & Parking

$7.08

$6.66

$7.66

N/R

Rec. Attendant

$7.37

$6.70

$6.86

$7.24

Cook

$9.83

$7.62

$9.57

$8.43

Food Prep

$8.56

$5.68

$7.72

$8.15

Occupation

Washington, D.C.

Philadelphia

St. Louis

Denver

Hotel Desk Clerk

$7.83

$10.61

N/R

N/R

Housekeeping, Spr.

$12.90

$13.10

$11.83

$11.47

Housekeeping, Stf.

$8.07

$9.48

$7.06

$7.03

Waitstaff

$4.23

$4.16

$3.41

$3.72

Porter & Parking

N/R

$7.56

N/R

N/R

Rec. Attendant

$6.57

$6.91

N/R

N/R

Cook

$9.45

$10.61

$9.01

$9.56

Food Prep

$8.25

$9.23

$7.37

$8.84

Occupation

Atlanta

Houston[3]

Boston

Memphis

Hotel Desk Clerk

$11.58

$7.08

$9.92

$8.19

Housekeeping, Spr.

$13.12

$8.25

$18.21

$10.13

Housekeeping, Stf.

$6.82

$5.99

$8.06

$7.35

Waitstaff

$3.57

$6.09

$4.55

$2.58

Poretr & Parking

$6.84

$6.19

N/R

N/R

Rec. Attendant

N/R

$6.79

N/R

$6.28

Cook

$9.19

$8.00

$10.67

$8.74

Food Prep

$8.12

$6.56

$8.21

$6.24

National Averages, Selected Service Industry Occupations*

Occupations

National Averages

Hotel Desk Clerk

$7.53

Housekeeping, Spr.

$10.20

Housekeeping, Stf.

$7.29

Waitstaff

$6.13

Porter & Parking

$7.25

Rec. Attendant

$6.86

Cook

$6.38

Food Prep

$5.83

 


[1] The information in this series was collected from the New York State Department of Labor, 1997 Occupational Wage Survey

[2] The information in this series was collected from the Louisiana Department of Labor Information Services (LOIS), 1st Quartile Rankings

[3] The information in this series was collected from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)

* This is a preliminary survey based on reported hourly wages by occupation.  The bulk of this information was gathered by the 1999 National Compensation Survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor, unless otherwise noted. The wages listed represent the overall average wage for a given occupational series number, no code level was specified for the search, except for housekeeping staff (level 01).  A value of “NR” means that the specified occupational wage was not reported in a particular series.