The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 | $27,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,570.
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 | $29,640 | 4.35% | 23.31% |
| 2021 | $28,350 | 6.70% | - |
| 2020 | $26,450 | 8.09% | - |
| 2019 | $24,310 | 5.64% | - |
| 2018 | $22,940 | 5.62% | - |
| 2017 | $21,650 | 3.46% | - |
| 2016 | $20,900 | -0.57% | - |
| 2015 | $21,020 | -3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $21,650 | -5.82% | - |
| 2013 | $22,910 | 0.79% | - |
| 2012 | $22,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,640, Atlantic City-Hammonton is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of New Jersey, following the highest paying city Trenton-Ewing (median annual salary of $30,790). Compared with Trenton-Ewing, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Atlantic City-Hammonton is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Ocean City | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Camden | |
| Edison-New Brunswick | |
| Wilmington |