The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Kankakee-Bradley 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 | $25,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,520. 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 | $28,520 | 6.38% | 34.01% |
| 2021 | $26,700 | 10.11% | - |
| 2020 | $24,000 | 0.46% | - |
| 2019 | $23,890 | 4.23% | - |
| 2018 | $22,880 | 6.21% | - |
| 2017 | $21,460 | 5.73% | - |
| 2016 | $20,230 | 5.83% | - |
| 2015 | $19,050 | 0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $18,870 | -0.16% | - |
| 2013 | $18,900 | 0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $18,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,520 in Kankakee-Bradley 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 Kankakee-Bradley is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 33.3 percent (33.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.