The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $22,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,030.
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 | $27,700 | 12.45% | 21.41% |
| 2021 | $24,250 | 13.15% | - |
| 2020 | $21,060 | -1.66% | - |
| 2019 | $21,410 | 3.32% | - |
| 2018 | $20,700 | -0.63% | - |
| 2017 | $20,830 | 2.88% | - |
| 2016 | $20,230 | -1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $20,630 | 2.91% | - |
| 2014 | $20,030 | -6.89% | - |
| 2013 | $21,410 | -1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $21,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,700 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 32.9 percent (32.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.