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Food Preparation Worker Salary in Battle Creek, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Battle Creek, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Battle Creek is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Preparation Workers in Battle Creek, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,830
25th Percentile Wage
$27,810
50th Percentile Wage
$29,680
75th Percentile Wage
$34,190
90th Percentile Wage
$38,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Battle Creek, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,830.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$29,680
14.29% 36.05%
2021
$25,440
2.83% -
2020
$24,720
7.69% -
2019
$22,820
9.38% -
2018
$20,680
-4.93% -
2017
$21,700
9.59% -
2016
$19,620
-5.45% -
2015
$20,690
7.10% -
2014
$19,220
2.24% -
2013
$18,790
-1.01% -
2012
$18,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Battle Creek with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,680 in Battle Creek is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Battle Creek is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$31,200
Ann Arbor
$31,010
Lansing-East Lansing
$29,900
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$29,850
Battle Creek
$29,680
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$29,550
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$29,530
Monroe
$29,340
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$29,290
Bay City
$29,070
Kalamazoo-Portage
$28,990
Niles-Benton Harbor
$28,820
Flint
$28,740
South Bend-Mishawaka
$28,420
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$28,130
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$28,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$27,920
Jackson
$27,320
Midland
$27,190
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$22,850
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$22,440
Holland-Grand Haven
$19,250

See also: Top paying jobs in Battle Creek, Michigan.