The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $18,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,200 | 1.85% | 6.40% |
| 2016 | $21,790 | 7.48% | - |
| 2015 | $20,160 | -3.08% | - |
| 2014 | $20,780 | 1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $20,540 | -1.17% | - |
| 2012 | $20,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,200 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 30.0 percent (30.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.