The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $24,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,240.
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 | $30,190 | 1.23% | 38.16% |
| 2021 | $29,820 | 16.30% | - |
| 2020 | $24,960 | 5.37% | - |
| 2019 | $23,620 | 1.27% | - |
| 2018 | $23,320 | 3.64% | - |
| 2017 | $22,470 | 6.28% | - |
| 2016 | $21,060 | 5.27% | - |
| 2015 | $19,950 | 3.96% | - |
| 2014 | $19,160 | 0.37% | - |
| 2013 | $19,090 | 2.20% | - |
| 2012 | $18,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,190 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 38.0 percent (38.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.