Food Preparation Worker Salary in Redding, California

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Redding, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Redding is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Preparation Workers in Redding, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,120
25th Percentile Wage
$29,350
50th Percentile Wage
$33,730
75th Percentile Wage
$37,980
90th Percentile Wage
$43,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Redding, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,730
10.26% 33.80%
2021
$30,270
-4.56% -
2020
$31,650
5.81% -
2019
$29,810
6.74% -
2018
$27,800
7.77% -
2017
$25,640
4.88% -
2016
$24,390
6.68% -
2013
$22,760
1.89% -
2012
$22,330
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Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Redding with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,730 in Redding 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 Redding is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 42.5 percent (42.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$38,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$37,740
Napa
$36,910
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$35,920
Salinas
$34,670
Vallejo-Fairfield
$34,560
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,530
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$34,530
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,500
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$34,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,120
Redding
$33,730
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$33,580
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$33,570
Hanford-Corcoran
$33,550
Modesto
$33,320
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,310
Stockton
$33,280
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$32,860
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,820
Yuba City
$32,330
El Centro
$31,760
Chico
$31,200
Fresno
$31,060
Visalia-Porterville
$31,050
Madera-Chowchilla
$30,990
Merced
$30,800
Bakersfield-Delano
$30,680
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$29,530
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$26,850
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$26,290
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$26,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$24,420
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,570
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,010
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$20,130
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$19,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$19,380

See also: Top paying jobs in Redding, California.