The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $35,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,150.
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 | $37,740 | 0.72% | 44.75% |
| 2021 | $37,470 | 9.23% | - |
| 2020 | $34,010 | 6.17% | - |
| 2019 | $31,910 | 11.81% | - |
| 2018 | $28,140 | 4.76% | - |
| 2017 | $26,800 | 5.26% | - |
| 2016 | $25,390 | 7.56% | - |
| 2015 | $23,470 | 3.83% | - |
| 2014 | $22,570 | 6.03% | - |
| 2013 | $21,210 | 1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $20,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,740, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $38,000). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .7 percent (.7%) lower.