The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $24,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,530 | 7.31% | 25.19% |
| 2016 | $27,370 | 13.74% | - |
| 2015 | $23,610 | 4.53% | - |
| 2014 | $22,540 | 0.75% | - |
| 2013 | $22,370 | 1.25% | - |
| 2012 | $22,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,530 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 34.4 percent (34.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.