The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers 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 $37,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26,420 | 21.20% | 26.91% |
| 2016 | $20,820 | 0.77% | - |
| 2015 | $20,660 | 0.63% | - |
| 2014 | $20,530 | -0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $20,560 | 6.08% | - |
| 2012 | $19,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,420 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.