The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $20,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,690.
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 | $25,760 | 6.29% | 25.50% |
| 2021 | $24,140 | 9.82% | - |
| 2020 | $21,770 | 5.14% | - |
| 2019 | $20,650 | -6.00% | - |
| 2018 | $21,890 | -1.05% | - |
| 2017 | $22,120 | 6.01% | - |
| 2016 | $20,790 | 7.41% | - |
| 2015 | $19,250 | 3.74% | - |
| 2014 | $18,530 | -1.03% | - |
| 2013 | $18,720 | -2.51% | - |
| 2012 | $19,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,760, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $27,200). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Clarksville | |
| Jackson | |
| Morristown | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Cleveland |