The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 | $20,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,090.
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 | $25,330 | 3.32% | 14.49% |
| 2021 | $24,490 | 1.14% | - |
| 2020 | $24,210 | 5.99% | - |
| 2019 | $22,760 | 2.42% | - |
| 2018 | $22,210 | 2.34% | - |
| 2017 | $21,690 | 0.14% | - |
| 2016 | $21,660 | 1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $21,350 | -1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $21,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,330 in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 Chambersburg-Waynesboro is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.