The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $20,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,730.
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 | $26,570 | 11.48% | 23.49% |
| 2021 | $23,520 | 6.42% | - |
| 2020 | $22,010 | -1.73% | - |
| 2019 | $22,390 | 3.44% | - |
| 2018 | $21,620 | 4.26% | - |
| 2017 | $20,700 | 3.96% | - |
| 2016 | $19,880 | 3.47% | - |
| 2015 | $19,190 | -0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $19,370 | 0.52% | - |
| 2013 | $19,270 | -5.50% | - |
| 2012 | $20,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,570 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.