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Food Preparation Worker Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,280
25th Percentile Wage
$21,530
50th Percentile Wage
$26,000
75th Percentile Wage
$32,190
90th Percentile Wage
$38,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,280.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$26,000
3.85% 11.92%
2016
$25,000
3.20% -
2015
$24,200
2.36% -
2014
$23,630
1.52% -
2013
$23,270
1.59% -
2012
$22,900
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Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,000 in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$35,410
Ithaca
$34,040
Kingston
$30,770
Binghamton
$30,590
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$30,540
Syracuse
$30,350
Rochester
$30,150
Elmira
$30,120
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$29,900
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,600
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,320
Glens Falls
$29,210
Utica-Rome
$28,890
Watertown-Fort Drum
$28,580
Nassau-Suffolk
$26,000
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$23,330
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,410
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$21,630
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$19,360