The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Utica-Rome, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Utica-Rome 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Utica-Rome, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
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 | $28,890 | 0.83% | 34.48% |
| 2021 | $28,650 | 6.88% | - |
| 2020 | $26,680 | 5.32% | - |
| 2019 | $25,260 | 3.72% | - |
| 2018 | $24,320 | 10.49% | - |
| 2017 | $21,770 | 7.21% | - |
| 2016 | $20,200 | 4.70% | - |
| 2015 | $19,250 | 3.38% | - |
| 2014 | $18,600 | 1.18% | - |
| 2013 | $18,380 | -2.99% | - |
| 2012 | $18,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,890 in Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 33.0 percent (33.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.