The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Anniston-Oxford, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Anniston-Oxford 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 | $17,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Anniston-Oxford, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $21,620 | 11.89% | 17.76% |
| 2021 | $19,050 | 2.89% | - |
| 2020 | $18,500 | 3.24% | - |
| 2019 | $17,900 | -9.11% | - |
| 2018 | $19,530 | 2.97% | - |
| 2017 | $18,950 | -8.44% | - |
| 2016 | $20,550 | -2.34% | - |
| 2015 | $21,030 | 15.12% | - |
| 2014 | $17,850 | -2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $18,230 | 2.47% | - |
| 2012 | $17,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,620 in Anniston-Oxford is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Anniston-Oxford is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Daphne-Fairhope-Foley and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.