The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $29,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,810.
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 | $34,500 | 4.00% | 42.32% |
| 2021 | $33,120 | 5.19% | - |
| 2020 | $31,400 | 10.61% | - |
| 2019 | $28,070 | 8.19% | - |
| 2018 | $25,770 | 6.17% | - |
| 2017 | $24,180 | 4.96% | - |
| 2016 | $22,980 | 8.05% | - |
| 2015 | $21,130 | 5.49% | - |
| 2014 | $19,970 | -0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $20,090 | 0.95% | - |
| 2012 | $19,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,500 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.8 percent (43.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.