The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 | $29,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,040.
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 | $35,560 | 16.34% | 42.24% |
| 2021 | $29,750 | 11.19% | - |
| 2020 | $26,420 | 5.00% | - |
| 2019 | $25,100 | 3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $24,210 | 5.33% | - |
| 2017 | $22,920 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $23,000 | 1.57% | - |
| 2015 | $22,640 | 1.15% | - |
| 2014 | $22,380 | -0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $22,490 | 8.67% | - |
| 2012 | $20,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,560 in Fort Collins-Loveland is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Fort Collins-Loveland is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area and 45.7 percent (45.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Greeley | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pueblo | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area |