The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $30,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,020.
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 | $33,580 | 7.80% | 31.33% |
| 2021 | $30,960 | -0.13% | - |
| 2020 | $31,000 | 8.03% | - |
| 2019 | $28,510 | 13.40% | - |
| 2018 | $24,690 | 4.25% | - |
| 2017 | $23,640 | 2.45% | - |
| 2016 | $23,060 | 4.38% | - |
| 2015 | $22,050 | -4.58% | - |
| 2012 | $23,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,580 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 11.6 percent (11.6%) 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.