The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Taunton-Norton-Raynham 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
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 | $24,090 | 6.48% | 11.66% |
| 2016 | $22,530 | 3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $21,750 | 8.32% | - |
| 2014 | $19,940 | -1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $20,280 | -4.93% | - |
| 2012 | $21,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,090 in Taunton-Norton-Raynham 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 Taunton-Norton-Raynham is 31.9 percent (31.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.