The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 | $22,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,480.
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 | $28,310 | 1.66% | 31.30% |
| 2021 | $27,840 | 10.78% | - |
| 2020 | $24,840 | 4.47% | - |
| 2019 | $23,730 | 4.17% | - |
| 2018 | $22,740 | 4.35% | - |
| 2017 | $21,750 | 3.82% | - |
| 2016 | $20,920 | 1.05% | - |
| 2015 | $20,700 | -5.17% | - |
| 2014 | $21,770 | 2.25% | - |
| 2013 | $21,280 | 8.60% | - |
| 2012 | $19,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,310 in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.