The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $18,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,660.
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 | $21,530 | -10.59% | 17.32% |
| 2021 | $23,810 | 5.59% | - |
| 2020 | $22,480 | 9.39% | - |
| 2019 | $20,370 | -5.55% | - |
| 2018 | $21,500 | 8.33% | - |
| 2017 | $19,710 | 4.72% | - |
| 2016 | $18,780 | 4.31% | - |
| 2015 | $17,970 | 0.89% | - |
| 2014 | $17,810 | -3.54% | - |
| 2013 | $18,440 | 3.47% | - |
| 2012 | $17,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,530, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Texas, following city of Odessa (median annual salary of $29,280). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Brownsville-Harlingen is about 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Odessa.