The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $20,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,180.
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 | $28,500 | 2.25% | 31.82% |
| 2021 | $27,860 | 8.76% | - |
| 2020 | $25,420 | 7.44% | - |
| 2019 | $23,530 | 7.99% | - |
| 2018 | $21,650 | 3.74% | - |
| 2017 | $20,840 | 2.98% | - |
| 2016 | $20,220 | 2.82% | - |
| 2015 | $19,650 | -0.15% | - |
| 2014 | $19,680 | -1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $20,010 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $19,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,500, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $27,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |