The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $21,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,500.
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 | $26,200 | 6.64% | 26.22% |
| 2016 | $24,460 | 8.59% | - |
| 2015 | $22,360 | 11.00% | - |
| 2014 | $19,900 | 3.92% | - |
| 2013 | $19,120 | -1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $19,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,200 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.