The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $22,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.
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 | $25,350 | 7.46% | 20.28% |
| 2016 | $23,460 | 15.64% | - |
| 2015 | $19,790 | 0.30% | - |
| 2014 | $19,730 | 1.67% | - |
| 2013 | $19,400 | -4.18% | - |
| 2012 | $20,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,350 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 14.8 percent (14.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.