The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $19,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,030.
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 | $22,940 | 17.00% | 15.56% |
| 2021 | $19,040 | 1.42% | - |
| 2020 | $18,770 | -2.18% | - |
| 2019 | $19,180 | -15.43% | - |
| 2018 | $22,140 | 5.65% | - |
| 2017 | $20,890 | 9.29% | - |
| 2016 | $18,950 | 1.21% | - |
| 2015 | $18,720 | 0.75% | - |
| 2014 | $18,580 | -2.53% | - |
| 2013 | $19,050 | -1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $19,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,940, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Daphne-Fairhope-Foley (median annual salary of $23,840). Compared with Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Birmingham-Hoover is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.