The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | $28,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,580.
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 | $30,410 | 5.03% | 26.80% |
| 2021 | $28,880 | 4.36% | - |
| 2020 | $27,620 | -2.10% | - |
| 2019 | $28,200 | 10.39% | - |
| 2018 | $25,270 | 4.83% | - |
| 2017 | $24,050 | 0.87% | - |
| 2016 | $23,840 | 10.15% | - |
| 2015 | $21,420 | 5.23% | - |
| 2014 | $20,300 | -5.07% | - |
| 2013 | $21,330 | -4.36% | - |
| 2012 | $22,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,410 in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Waterbury | |
| Danbury | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |