The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $22,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,000.
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 | $28,410 | 5.03% | 32.14% |
| 2021 | $26,980 | 9.71% | - |
| 2020 | $24,360 | 3.69% | - |
| 2019 | $23,460 | 4.90% | - |
| 2018 | $22,310 | -1.70% | - |
| 2017 | $22,690 | 8.86% | - |
| 2016 | $20,680 | -4.30% | - |
| 2015 | $21,570 | 4.22% | - |
| 2014 | $20,660 | -0.68% | - |
| 2013 | $20,800 | 7.31% | - |
| 2012 | $19,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,410, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $29,160). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.