Food Preparation Worker Salary in the Industry of Ambulatory Health Care Services

The salary statistics and trend of food preparation workers in the industry of ambulatory health care services are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare food preparation worker salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,630
25th Percentile Wage
$22,320
50th Percentile Wage
$26,260
75th Percentile Wage
$30,640
90th Percentile Wage
$37,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for food preparation workers in the industry of ambulatory health care services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) food preparation workers is $37,810. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $26,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent food preparation workers is $19,630.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers in the industry of Ambulatory Health Care Services from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$26,260
4.46% 12.72%
2016
$25,090
7.77% -
2015
$23,140
2.29% -
2014
$22,610
4.07% -
2013
$21,690
-5.67% -
2012
$22,920
- -

Table 3. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of food preparation workers in 35 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of food preparation workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$28,990
Home Health Care Services
$28,510
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$27,230
Offices of Physicians
$26,450
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$26,260
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$26,220
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$26,170
Hospitals - State government owned
$26,130
Hospitals - Privately owned
$26,120
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$26,090
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$25,750
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$25,650
Outpatient Care Centers
$25,490
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$24,170
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$23,970
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$23,860
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$23,780
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$23,780
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$23,620
Other Residential Care Facilities
$23,250
Hospitals - Local government owned
$23,240
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$23,240
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$23,000
Individual and Family Services
$22,960
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$22,920
Child Day Care Services
$22,860
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$22,820
Social Assistance
$22,610
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$22,610
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$22,390
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$22,170
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$21,950
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$21,500
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$21,180
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$18,560

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