The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $28,990 | 12.90% | 34.39% |
| 2021 | $25,250 | 5.74% | - |
| 2020 | $23,800 | 2.39% | - |
| 2019 | $23,230 | -1.89% | - |
| 2018 | $23,670 | -2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $24,230 | 12.26% | - |
| 2016 | $21,260 | 6.02% | - |
| 2015 | $19,980 | -5.86% | - |
| 2014 | $21,150 | 6.62% | - |
| 2013 | $19,750 | 3.70% | - |
| 2012 | $19,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,990 in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 33.6 percent (33.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.