The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $21,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,780.
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 | $28,720 | 11.39% | 30.61% |
| 2021 | $25,450 | 3.81% | - |
| 2020 | $24,480 | 2.29% | - |
| 2019 | $23,920 | 7.48% | - |
| 2018 | $22,130 | -0.54% | - |
| 2017 | $22,250 | 10.43% | - |
| 2016 | $19,930 | 4.67% | - |
| 2015 | $19,000 | -4.89% | - |
| 2012 | $19,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,720 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Bloomington | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Columbus | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Muncie | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette | |
| Anderson |