The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $30,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,190.
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 | $34,280 | 9.04% | 33.69% |
| 2021 | $31,180 | 3.27% | - |
| 2020 | $30,160 | 4.61% | - |
| 2019 | $28,770 | 9.87% | - |
| 2018 | $25,930 | 6.21% | - |
| 2017 | $24,320 | 10.61% | - |
| 2016 | $21,740 | 8.83% | - |
| 2015 | $19,820 | -17.10% | - |
| 2014 | $23,210 | 2.54% | - |
| 2013 | $22,620 | -0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $22,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,280 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.