The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Bloomsburg-Berwick 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 | $22,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,190.
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 | $26,210 | 9.39% | 22.13% |
| 2021 | $23,750 | 4.29% | - |
| 2020 | $22,730 | 10.95% | - |
| 2019 | $20,240 | 2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $19,730 | 2.94% | - |
| 2017 | $19,150 | -6.58% | - |
| 2016 | $20,410 | 7.30% | - |
| 2015 | $18,920 | -7.88% | - |
| 2012 | $20,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,210 in Bloomsburg-Berwick is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Bloomsburg-Berwick is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.