The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
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 | $25,120 | 7.25% | 14.09% |
| 2021 | $23,300 | 4.51% | - |
| 2020 | $22,250 | 0.54% | - |
| 2019 | $22,130 | 0.95% | - |
| 2018 | $21,920 | -1.14% | - |
| 2017 | $22,170 | 2.66% | - |
| 2016 | $21,580 | 4.31% | - |
| 2015 | $20,650 | -4.50% | - |
| 2012 | $21,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,120 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Carbondale-Marion is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.