The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $21,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,910.
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 | $29,580 | 4.23% | 32.96% |
| 2021 | $28,330 | 18.71% | - |
| 2020 | $23,030 | 5.78% | - |
| 2019 | $21,700 | -5.58% | - |
| 2018 | $22,910 | 3.06% | - |
| 2017 | $22,210 | 0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $22,050 | 6.39% | - |
| 2015 | $20,640 | 3.97% | - |
| 2014 | $19,820 | -7.37% | - |
| 2013 | $21,280 | 6.81% | - |
| 2012 | $19,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,580 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.