The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
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 | $31,050 | 4.41% | 31.37% |
| 2021 | $29,680 | 7.28% | - |
| 2020 | $27,520 | 4.03% | - |
| 2019 | $26,410 | 0.95% | - |
| 2018 | $26,160 | 8.91% | - |
| 2017 | $23,830 | 5.29% | - |
| 2016 | $22,570 | 9.53% | - |
| 2015 | $20,420 | -2.55% | - |
| 2014 | $20,940 | -1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $21,310 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $21,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,050 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 37.6 percent (37.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.