Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,600
25th Percentile Wage
$22,880
50th Percentile Wage
$23,290
75th Percentile Wage
$24,480
90th Percentile Wage
$26,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $26,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$23,290
7.73% 18.68%
2016
$21,490
9.07% -
2015
$19,540
3.99% -
2014
$18,760
0.00% -
2013
$18,760
-0.96% -
2012
$18,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,290 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford and 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$23,830
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$23,450
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$23,290
Portsmouth
$22,660
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$21,970
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$21,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$20,880
Dover-Durham
$20,380
Manchester
$20,340
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$19,960
Nashua
$19,590
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$19,260
Rochester-Dover
$18,320