The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $29,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,570.
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 | $32,860 | 7.06% | 42.06% |
| 2021 | $30,540 | 4.72% | - |
| 2020 | $29,100 | 5.29% | - |
| 2019 | $27,560 | 7.91% | - |
| 2018 | $25,380 | 3.55% | - |
| 2017 | $24,480 | 7.76% | - |
| 2016 | $22,580 | 12.31% | - |
| 2015 | $19,800 | 3.54% | - |
| 2014 | $19,100 | 0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $18,980 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $19,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,860 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.