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Food Preparation Worker Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,850
25th Percentile Wage
$28,820
50th Percentile Wage
$30,350
75th Percentile Wage
$34,370
90th Percentile Wage
$39,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,850.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$30,350
4.55% 31.50%
2021
$28,970
10.74% -
2020
$25,860
4.02% -
2019
$24,820
4.07% -
2018
$23,810
5.42% -
2017
$22,520
4.40% -
2016
$21,530
3.72% -
2015
$20,730
6.71% -
2014
$19,340
-4.55% -
2013
$20,220
-2.82% -
2012
$20,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,350 in Syracuse 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 Syracuse is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 36.2 percent (36.2%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.