The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $18,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,820.
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 | $26,710 | 16.55% | 31.37% |
| 2021 | $22,290 | 11.13% | - |
| 2020 | $19,810 | 2.37% | - |
| 2019 | $19,340 | 1.24% | - |
| 2018 | $19,100 | -2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $19,610 | 4.18% | - |
| 2016 | $18,790 | 1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $18,490 | 1.46% | - |
| 2014 | $18,220 | 1.37% | - |
| 2013 | $17,970 | -2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $18,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,710 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Augusta-Richmond County is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.