The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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 | $27,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,200.
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 | $35,750 | 1.12% | 18.94% |
| 2021 | $35,350 | -4.33% | - |
| 2020 | $36,880 | 4.28% | - |
| 2019 | $35,300 | 6.52% | - |
| 2018 | $33,000 | 2.24% | - |
| 2017 | $32,260 | 10.17% | - |
| 2016 | $28,980 | 7.90% | - |
| 2015 | $26,690 | -8.58% | - |
| 2012 | $28,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,750, Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is the highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Hawaii, followed by Urban Honolulu (median annual salary $34,770). In comparison, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in Urban Honolulu.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina | |
| Urban Honolulu | |
| Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area | |
| Honolulu |