The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in College Station-Bryan, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in College Station-Bryan 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 | $21,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in College Station-Bryan, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,050.
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 | $26,140 | -2.87% | 32.67% |
| 2021 | $26,890 | 4.54% | - |
| 2020 | $25,670 | 1.75% | - |
| 2019 | $25,220 | 20.70% | - |
| 2018 | $20,000 | -2.45% | - |
| 2017 | $20,490 | -3.22% | - |
| 2016 | $21,150 | -2.98% | - |
| 2015 | $21,780 | 11.34% | - |
| 2014 | $19,310 | 6.99% | - |
| 2013 | $17,960 | 2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $17,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,140 in College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.