Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker, All Other Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of food preparation and serving related workers, all other amongst Texas cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,720
25th Percentile Wage
$23,620
50th Percentile Wage
$28,250
75th Percentile Wage
$32,620
90th Percentile Wage
$39,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $18,720.

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
$28,250
6.34% 34.48%
2021
$26,460
20.79% -
2020
$20,960
-1.00% -
2019
$21,170
7.65% -
2018
$19,550
-11.20% -
2017
$21,740
10.17% -
2016
$19,530
2.66% -
2015
$19,010
4.68% -
2014
$18,120
-5.35% -
2013
$19,090
3.04% -
2012
$18,510
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of food preparation and serving related workers, all other in state of Texas ranges from $17,230 to $32,620. The highest paying area for food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Texas is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with a median annual salary of $32,620. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Abilene (mean annual salary $30,540). The lowest paying area is Texarkana-Texarkana with a median annual salary of $17,230.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$32,620
Abilene
$30,540
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$28,700
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$28,250
Odessa
$28,180
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$26,460
Midland
$25,920
Lubbock
$25,510
Amarillo
$25,420
College Station-Bryan
$24,360
Corpus Christi
$23,950
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,930
Tyler
$23,690
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,810
Brownsville-Harlingen
$22,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$22,370
El Paso
$22,220
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$22,090
Sherman-Denison
$22,050
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$21,790
Fort Worth-Arlington
$21,740
Waco
$20,800
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$19,880
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$18,680
Texarkana-Texarkana
$17,230