The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 | $20,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,130.
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 | $25,060 | 8.26% | 25.02% |
| 2021 | $22,990 | 3.57% | - |
| 2020 | $22,170 | 5.64% | - |
| 2019 | $20,920 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $19,850 | 1.71% | - |
| 2017 | $19,510 | 2.10% | - |
| 2016 | $19,100 | 0.68% | - |
| 2015 | $18,970 | 1.11% | - |
| 2014 | $18,760 | 1.12% | - |
| 2013 | $18,550 | -1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $18,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,060 in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.