The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $20,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,110.
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 | $27,350 | 11.26% | 31.44% |
| 2021 | $24,270 | 1.40% | - |
| 2020 | $23,930 | -0.33% | - |
| 2019 | $24,010 | 9.12% | - |
| 2018 | $21,820 | 6.51% | - |
| 2017 | $20,400 | 4.56% | - |
| 2016 | $19,470 | 1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $19,230 | 3.38% | - |
| 2014 | $18,580 | -1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $18,810 | 0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $18,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,350 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.