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Food Preparation Worker Salary in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Edison-New Brunswick 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 Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,810
25th Percentile Wage
$18,790
50th Percentile Wage
$21,070
75th Percentile Wage
$23,880
90th Percentile Wage
$30,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$21,070
4.94% 6.31%
2013
$20,030
1.45% -
2012
$19,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Edison-New Brunswick with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,070 in Edison-New Brunswick is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Edison-New Brunswick is 31.6 percent (31.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and .4 percent (.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Trenton-Ewing
$30,790
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$29,640
Ocean City
$29,080
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
$28,540
Camden
$22,220
Edison-New Brunswick
$21,070
Wilmington
$20,990