Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,840
25th Percentile Wage
$22,630
50th Percentile Wage
$23,940
75th Percentile Wage
$25,520
90th Percentile Wage
$29,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$23,940
7.18% 24.94%
2017
$22,220
9.86% -
2016
$20,030
4.19% -
2015
$19,190
3.23% -
2014
$18,570
2.32% -
2013
$18,140
0.94% -
2012
$17,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,940 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$25,070
Elmira
$24,880
Kingston
$24,710
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$24,330
Syracuse
$23,980
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$23,940
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$23,930
Rochester
$23,790
Binghamton
$23,730
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$23,720
Watertown-Fort Drum
$23,690
Utica-Rome
$23,650
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$23,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$23,520
Glens Falls
$23,520
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,770
Nassau-Suffolk
$22,140
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$21,260
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$18,720
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$18,540

See also: Top paying jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York.