The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $32,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,530.
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 | $35,920 | -0.81% | 43.79% |
| 2021 | $36,210 | 15.30% | - |
| 2020 | $30,670 | 7.83% | - |
| 2019 | $28,270 | -2.30% | - |
| 2018 | $28,920 | 3.56% | - |
| 2017 | $27,890 | 3.08% | - |
| 2016 | $27,030 | 13.91% | - |
| 2015 | $23,270 | 10.96% | - |
| 2014 | $20,720 | 6.71% | - |
| 2013 | $19,330 | -4.45% | - |
| 2012 | $20,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,920 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 46.0 percent (46.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.