The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in York-Hanover 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 | $20,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,000.
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 | $27,340 | 10.42% | 24.36% |
| 2021 | $24,490 | 18.74% | - |
| 2020 | $19,900 | 5.23% | - |
| 2019 | $18,860 | -15.96% | - |
| 2018 | $21,870 | 1.87% | - |
| 2017 | $21,460 | 0.28% | - |
| 2016 | $21,400 | 2.80% | - |
| 2015 | $20,800 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $20,330 | -4.18% | - |
| 2013 | $21,180 | 2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $20,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,340 in York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.