The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 | $21,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,340.
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 | $26,800 | 3.88% | 32.80% |
| 2021 | $25,760 | 9.05% | - |
| 2020 | $23,430 | 7.21% | - |
| 2019 | $21,740 | 7.08% | - |
| 2018 | $20,200 | -1.39% | - |
| 2017 | $20,480 | 7.42% | - |
| 2016 | $18,960 | 4.38% | - |
| 2015 | $18,130 | 1.99% | - |
| 2014 | $17,770 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $17,550 | -2.62% | - |
| 2012 | $18,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,800 in Beaumont-Port Arthur is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Beaumont-Port Arthur is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.