Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary in Wilmington, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Wilmington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Wilmington 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 and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Wilmington, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,210
25th Percentile Wage
$20,330
50th Percentile Wage
$26,160
75th Percentile Wage
$33,750
90th Percentile Wage
$39,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Wilmington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2022
$26,160
10.09% 21.60%
2021
$23,520
12.80% -
2020
$20,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary in Wilmington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,160 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Wilmington is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Burlington and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Burlington
$33,280
Greenville
$28,300
Asheville
$27,870
Durham-Chapel Hill
$27,440
Wilmington
$26,160
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$25,880
Greensboro-High Point
$25,450
Rocky Mount
$25,260
Winston-Salem
$24,200
Goldsboro
$23,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$23,700
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$22,980
New Bern
$22,790
Raleigh-Cary
$22,510
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$22,260
Fayetteville
$21,850
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$21,330

See also: Top paying jobs in Wilmington, North Carolina.