The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $31,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,480.
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 | $38,000 | -1.39% | 43.08% |
| 2021 | $38,530 | 10.17% | - |
| 2020 | $34,610 | 10.37% | - |
| 2019 | $31,020 | 3.35% | - |
| 2018 | $29,980 | 5.84% | - |
| 2017 | $28,230 | 9.21% | - |
| 2016 | $25,630 | 9.99% | - |
| 2015 | $23,070 | 4.94% | - |
| 2014 | $21,930 | 1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $21,640 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $21,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,000, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of California, followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary $37,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.