Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

The annual salary statistics of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,020
25th Percentile Wage
$17,590
50th Percentile Wage
$18,540
75th Percentile Wage
$19,520
90th Percentile Wage
$24,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $24,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,020.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$18,540
1.78% 1.89%
2013
$18,210
0.11% -
2012
$18,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,540, Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is the lowest paying city for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in state of New York, following city of Ithaca (median annual salary of $25,070). Compared with the highest paying city Ithaca, the median annual salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower.

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