Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary in Memphis, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Memphis, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Memphis 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 Memphis, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,010
25th Percentile Wage
$21,520
50th Percentile Wage
$25,050
75th Percentile Wage
$27,570
90th Percentile Wage
$33,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Memphis, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,010.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$25,050
23.75% 23.51%
2021
$19,100
-34.24% -
2020
$25,640
4.29% -
2019
$24,540
0.20% -
2018
$24,490
11.92% -
2017
$21,570
2.83% -
2016
$20,960
-4.63% -
2015
$21,930
-42.91% -
2014
$31,340
38.61% -
2013
$19,240
0.42% -
2012
$19,160
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,050 in Memphis is in the middle of salary range for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Memphis is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Morristown.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Memphis, Tennessee.