The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $21,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,260.
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 | $27,030 | 11.47% | 27.89% |
| 2021 | $23,930 | 11.49% | - |
| 2020 | $21,180 | 1.18% | - |
| 2019 | $20,930 | -12.71% | - |
| 2018 | $23,590 | -0.85% | - |
| 2017 | $23,790 | -4.37% | - |
| 2016 | $24,830 | 20.78% | - |
| 2015 | $19,670 | 5.03% | - |
| 2014 | $18,680 | 1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $18,490 | -5.41% | - |
| 2012 | $19,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,030 in Michigan City-La Porte 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 Michigan City-La Porte is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 31.6 percent (31.6%) 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 |