The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $29,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,590.
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 | $34,530 | 9.01% | 44.22% |
| 2021 | $31,420 | 6.65% | - |
| 2020 | $29,330 | 12.07% | - |
| 2019 | $25,790 | 4.42% | - |
| 2018 | $24,650 | 3.81% | - |
| 2017 | $23,710 | 4.68% | - |
| 2016 | $22,600 | 11.28% | - |
| 2015 | $20,050 | 3.79% | - |
| 2014 | $19,290 | 0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $19,240 | -0.10% | - |
| 2012 | $19,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,530 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.9 percent (43.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.