The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Dover-Durham 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 | $24,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,220.
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 | $30,870 | 2.30% | 28.44% |
| 2021 | $30,160 | 15.02% | - |
| 2020 | $25,630 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $24,760 | 4.97% | - |
| 2018 | $23,530 | 1.36% | - |
| 2017 | $23,210 | 4.83% | - |
| 2016 | $22,090 | -4.26% | - |
| 2015 | $23,030 | 4.08% | - |
| 2012 | $22,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,870 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Dover-Durham is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.