The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 | $22,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26,020 | 4.50% | 16.95% |
| 2016 | $24,850 | 18.63% | - |
| 2015 | $20,220 | -5.29% | - |
| 2014 | $21,290 | 1.03% | - |
| 2013 | $21,070 | -2.56% | - |
| 2012 | $21,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,020 in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 26.4 percent (26.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.