The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $18,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,540.
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 | $23,280 | 7.47% | 14.05% |
| 2016 | $21,540 | -1.86% | - |
| 2015 | $21,940 | 4.06% | - |
| 2014 | $21,050 | 0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $20,950 | 4.49% | - |
| 2012 | $20,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,280 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.