The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $29,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,880.
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 | $33,570 | 7.80% | 41.44% |
| 2021 | $30,950 | 1.26% | - |
| 2020 | $30,560 | 5.37% | - |
| 2019 | $28,920 | 4.15% | - |
| 2018 | $27,720 | 6.31% | - |
| 2017 | $25,970 | 3.39% | - |
| 2016 | $25,090 | 7.13% | - |
| 2015 | $23,300 | 3.43% | - |
| 2014 | $22,500 | 4.44% | - |
| 2013 | $21,500 | 8.56% | - |
| 2012 | $19,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,570 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 42.3 percent (42.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.