The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $18,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,840.
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 | $27,290 | 12.17% | 33.64% |
| 2021 | $23,970 | -0.50% | - |
| 2020 | $24,090 | 3.49% | - |
| 2019 | $23,250 | 1.46% | - |
| 2018 | $22,910 | 9.60% | - |
| 2017 | $20,710 | 7.19% | - |
| 2016 | $19,220 | 3.49% | - |
| 2015 | $18,550 | -0.32% | - |
| 2014 | $18,610 | 0.27% | - |
| 2013 | $18,560 | 2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $18,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,290 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.