The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers 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 $38,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,250.
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 | $30,540 | 3.14% | 34.09% |
| 2021 | $29,580 | 6.59% | - |
| 2020 | $27,630 | 5.07% | - |
| 2019 | $26,230 | 5.03% | - |
| 2018 | $24,910 | -0.24% | - |
| 2017 | $24,970 | 10.77% | - |
| 2016 | $22,280 | 11.62% | - |
| 2015 | $19,690 | 3.96% | - |
| 2014 | $18,910 | 1.64% | - |
| 2013 | $18,600 | -8.23% | - |
| 2012 | $20,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,540 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.