The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 | $26,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,620.
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 | $29,590 | 4.97% | 26.12% |
| 2021 | $28,120 | 3.27% | - |
| 2020 | $27,200 | 8.90% | - |
| 2019 | $24,780 | 2.54% | - |
| 2018 | $24,150 | 4.10% | - |
| 2017 | $23,160 | 5.61% | - |
| 2016 | $21,860 | 7.04% | - |
| 2015 | $20,320 | -7.58% | - |
| 2012 | $21,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,590 in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 36.2 percent (36.2%) 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 |