The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 | $23,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,700.
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 | $30,320 | 3.92% | 35.09% |
| 2021 | $29,130 | 6.32% | - |
| 2020 | $27,290 | 13.34% | - |
| 2019 | $23,650 | 2.20% | - |
| 2018 | $23,130 | 3.46% | - |
| 2017 | $22,330 | 4.21% | - |
| 2016 | $21,390 | 3.83% | - |
| 2015 | $20,570 | 6.85% | - |
| 2014 | $19,160 | -6.32% | - |
| 2013 | $20,370 | 3.39% | - |
| 2012 | $19,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,320 in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 38.3 percent (38.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.