The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $21,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,420 | 3.89% | 22.89% |
| 2016 | $23,470 | 7.50% | - |
| 2015 | $21,710 | 10.82% | - |
| 2014 | $19,360 | 1.65% | - |
| 2013 | $19,040 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $18,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,420 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.