The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $23,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,060.
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 | $29,100 | -4.67% | 35.50% |
| 2021 | $30,460 | 10.51% | - |
| 2020 | $27,260 | -1.39% | - |
| 2019 | $27,640 | 6.44% | - |
| 2018 | $25,860 | 3.09% | - |
| 2017 | $25,060 | 8.86% | - |
| 2016 | $22,840 | 2.06% | - |
| 2015 | $22,370 | 7.73% | - |
| 2014 | $20,640 | 5.18% | - |
| 2013 | $19,570 | 4.09% | - |
| 2012 | $18,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,100, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Odessa (median annual salary of $29,280). Compared with Odessa, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is .6 percent (.6%) lower.