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Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,810
25th Percentile Wage	$21,960
50th Percentile Wage	$30,300
75th Percentile Wage	$33,020
90th Percentile Wage	$43,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,810.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$30,300	-0.53%	36.24%
2021	$30,460	17.83%	-
2020	$25,030	11.63%	-
2019	$22,120	5.33%	-
2018	$20,940	7.74%	-
2014	$19,320	0.00%	-
2012	$19,320	-	-

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,300, Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is the highest paying city for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in state of Tennessee, followed by Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin (median annual salary $27,350). In comparison, the median annual salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$30,300
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	$27,350
Jackson	$25,330
Knoxville	$25,100
Memphis	$25,050
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$23,210
Chattanooga	$22,990
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$20,890
Clarksville	$18,300
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$17,850
Morristown	$17,600