The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in California-Lexington Park 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 | $26,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,000.
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 | $29,950 | 7.68% | 31.99% |
| 2021 | $27,650 | 11.39% | - |
| 2020 | $24,500 | 2.41% | - |
| 2019 | $23,910 | 5.40% | - |
| 2018 | $22,620 | 4.29% | - |
| 2017 | $21,650 | 5.91% | - |
| 2016 | $20,370 | -2.01% | - |
| 2015 | $20,780 | 1.97% | - |
| 2012 | $20,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,950, California-Lexington Park is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Maryland, following the highest paying city Baltimore-Towson (median annual salary of $30,530). Compared with Baltimore-Towson, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in California-Lexington Park is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Salisbury | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Garrett County | |
| St Marys County |