Hospitality Wages Trending at a 3.3% Increase over 2005

WageWatch, Inc., the leading online compensation and benefits survey company, announced today that the average annual wage increase in the hospitality industry is trending at 3.3% nationally, with significant variances by metropolitan area. The analysis was completed for six key jobs, including Bell Person, Maintenance Engineer, Front Desk Agent, Room Attendant, House Person, and Line cook, comparing wage levels at eight major cities across the county. The job with the consistently largest base pay change is Bell Person, even though most of the job’s compensation is derived from gratuities, followed by House Person and Front Desk Agent.

Scottsdale, Ariz. (PRWEB) September 15, 2006 -— WageWatch, Inc., the leading online compensation and benefits survey company, announced today that the average annual wage increase in the hospitality industry is trending at 3.3% nationally, with significant variances by metropolitan area. The analysis was completed for six key jobs, including Bell Person, Maintenance Engineer, Front Desk Agent, Room Attendant, House Person, and Line cook, comparing wage levels at eight major cities across the county. The job with the consistently largest base pay change is Bell Person, even though most of the job’s compensation is derived from gratuities, followed by House Person and Front Desk Agent.

“Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Los Angeles saw little difference in average wage levels between 2005 and 2006 for those industry benchmark jobs,” said Margaret Dyekman, President and COO. “But we are seeing larger increases in Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.”

WageWatch’s national hospitality industry survey has over 1,400 hotel and vacation ownership properties submitting compensation data. Data for 50 other metropolitan areas throughout the United States are also reported in the survey. Survey participants in each labor market are able to define the exact set of competitive properties to compare to, enabling them to be more specific about tracking wage changes by their competition. “National averages are a great way to see larger trends in the industry,” Dyekman continued, “but most of our customers want to see what changes are happening in their own back yard, and this survey enables them to do that.”

For additional information, contact Travis Pullen, 480-657-6517.

About Wage Watch
Wagewatch (www.wagewatch.com),the leading Web-based source for compensation and benefits data, provides instantly accessible industry wage, salary and benefits data, delivered to any Internet-enabled device. Using a patent-pending technology, WageWatch surveys industries and provides companies with the data they need to make their compensation and benefits decisions. As a pure information provider, WageWatch gives its customers the ability to see what their competitors are paying and position themselves in their markets.

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