The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Lake Havasu City-Kingman 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 | $27,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,100.
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 | $30,370 | 7.57% | 31.64% |
| 2021 | $28,070 | 8.48% | - |
| 2020 | $25,690 | 5.84% | - |
| 2019 | $24,190 | 0.17% | - |
| 2018 | $24,150 | 4.14% | - |
| 2017 | $23,150 | 17.49% | - |
| 2016 | $19,100 | 3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $18,400 | 2.50% | - |
| 2014 | $17,940 | -3.51% | - |
| 2013 | $18,570 | -11.79% | - |
| 2012 | $20,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,370 in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| Tucson | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Yuma | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |