The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Newark-Union 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 | $18,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $21,550 | 6.03% | 9.14% |
| 2016 | $20,250 | 1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $19,890 | 0.45% | - |
| 2014 | $19,800 | -4.34% | - |
| 2013 | $20,660 | 5.23% | - |
| 2012 | $19,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,550 in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 13.8 percent (13.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.