The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Vallejo-Fairfield, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Vallejo-Fairfield 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 | $30,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Vallejo-Fairfield, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,560.
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 | $34,560 | 2.55% | 43.06% |
| 2021 | $33,680 | 12.53% | - |
| 2020 | $29,460 | 12.56% | - |
| 2019 | $25,760 | 4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $24,720 | 6.35% | - |
| 2017 | $23,150 | 1.64% | - |
| 2016 | $22,770 | 6.24% | - |
| 2015 | $21,350 | -1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $21,670 | 8.86% | - |
| 2013 | $19,750 | 0.35% | - |
| 2012 | $19,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,560 in Vallejo-Fairfield 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 Vallejo-Fairfield is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.9 percent (43.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.