Food Preparation Worker Salary in Nashua, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Nashua, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Nashua 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 Food Preparation Workers in Nashua, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,070
25th Percentile Wage
$18,910
50th Percentile Wage
$21,620
75th Percentile Wage
$24,870
90th Percentile Wage
$29,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Nashua, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$21,620
6.20% -1.16%
2016
$20,280
-2.32% -
2015
$20,750
0.10% -
2014
$20,730
-3.09% -
2013
$21,370
-2.34% -
2012
$21,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Nashua with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,620 in Nashua 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 Nashua is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and .0 percent (.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Portsmouth
$34,020
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$33,120
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$31,660
Manchester
$31,020
Dover-Durham
$30,870
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$28,130
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$26,420
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$25,350
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$24,960
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$22,690
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$22,550
Nashua
$21,620
Rochester-Dover
$21,610