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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-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 | - | - |
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.