The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 | $24,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,510.
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 | $30,550 | 2.09% | 34.08% |
| 2021 | $29,910 | 10.13% | - |
| 2020 | $26,880 | 9.45% | - |
| 2019 | $24,340 | 3.41% | - |
| 2018 | $23,510 | 3.36% | - |
| 2017 | $22,720 | 2.46% | - |
| 2016 | $22,160 | 1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $21,720 | 2.49% | - |
| 2014 | $21,180 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $20,970 | 3.96% | - |
| 2012 | $20,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,550 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 38.8 percent (38.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.