The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $27,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,550.
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 | $29,900 | 1.07% | 30.43% |
| 2021 | $29,580 | 11.26% | - |
| 2020 | $26,250 | 4.80% | - |
| 2019 | $24,990 | 3.68% | - |
| 2018 | $24,070 | 7.48% | - |
| 2017 | $22,270 | 9.25% | - |
| 2016 | $20,210 | 2.62% | - |
| 2015 | $19,680 | -4.22% | - |
| 2014 | $20,510 | 0.83% | - |
| 2013 | $20,340 | -2.26% | - |
| 2012 | $20,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,900 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.