The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $20,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,440.
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 | $28,570 | 8.16% | 32.10% |
| 2021 | $26,240 | -7.43% | - |
| 2020 | $28,190 | 2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $27,390 | 10.19% | - |
| 2018 | $24,600 | 4.39% | - |
| 2017 | $23,520 | 6.16% | - |
| 2016 | $22,070 | 1.86% | - |
| 2015 | $21,660 | 1.20% | - |
| 2014 | $21,400 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $20,900 | 7.18% | - |
| 2012 | $19,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,570 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.