Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Pittsburgh 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 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,360
25th Percentile Wage
$17,330
50th Percentile Wage
$18,920
75th Percentile Wage
$21,710
90th Percentile Wage
$25,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,360.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$18,920
0.53% 3.07%
2017
$18,820
2.50% -
2016
$18,350
0.93% -
2015
$18,180
-0.17% -
2014
$18,210
-0.60% -
2013
$18,320
-0.11% -
2012
$18,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker, Including Fast Food Salary in Pittsburgh with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,920 in Pittsburgh is in the middle of salary range for combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food in Pittsburgh is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$21,070
Lebanon
$20,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$20,110
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$20,000
Reading
$19,990
Lancaster
$19,940
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$19,440
Erie
$19,360
State College
$19,250
Altoona
$19,230
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$19,170
York-Hanover
$19,070
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$18,950
Pittsburgh
$18,920
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$18,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$18,870
Gettysburg
$18,840
Johnstown
$18,820
Philadelphia
$18,820
Williamsport
$18,780
East Stroudsburg
$18,690
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$18,590
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$18,530
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$18,470
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$17,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.