The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $19,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,030.
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 | $29,550 | 8.09% | 35.23% |
| 2021 | $27,160 | 4.12% | - |
| 2020 | $26,040 | 3.69% | - |
| 2019 | $25,080 | 5.70% | - |
| 2018 | $23,650 | 8.58% | - |
| 2017 | $21,620 | 7.68% | - |
| 2016 | $19,960 | 2.91% | - |
| 2015 | $19,380 | 0.98% | - |
| 2014 | $19,190 | -7.30% | - |
| 2013 | $20,590 | 7.04% | - |
| 2012 | $19,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,550, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $29,650). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Raleigh-Cary is .3 percent (.3%) lower.