The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 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 | $26,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,620.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,120 | 7.22% | 34.00% |
| 2021 | $30,730 | 11.94% | - |
| 2020 | $27,060 | 10.24% | - |
| 2019 | $24,290 | 10.00% | - |
| 2018 | $21,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,120, West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Portsmouth (median annual salary of $34,020). Compared with Portsmouth, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth | |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Manchester | |
| Dover-Durham | |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury | |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashua | |
| Rochester-Dover |