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Food Preparation Worker Salary in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$20,200
25th Percentile Wage	$22,440
50th Percentile Wage	$27,260
75th Percentile Wage	$32,640
90th Percentile Wage	$35,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,200.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$27,260	9.24%	34.41%
2021	$24,740	18.43%	-
2020	$20,180	1.78%	-
2019	$19,820	0.30%	-
2018	$19,760	4.25%	-
2017	$18,920	-2.43%	-
2016	$19,380	1.39%	-
2015	$19,110	1.88%	-
2014	$18,750	2.13%	-
2013	$18,350	2.56%	-
2012	$17,880	-	-

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Oklahoma City with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,260, Oklahoma City is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Oklahoma, following the highest paying city Tulsa (median annual salary of $28,200). Compared with Tulsa, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Oklahoma City is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Tulsa	$28,200
Oklahoma City	$27,260
Fort Smith	$26,510
Lawton	$26,020
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$26,000
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$26,000
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$25,980
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$25,330
Enid	$23,020