The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $16,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $21,570 | 6.49% | 13.17% |
| 2016 | $20,170 | 4.61% | - |
| 2015 | $19,240 | 1.61% | - |
| 2014 | $18,930 | -3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $19,560 | 4.24% | - |
| 2012 | $18,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,570 in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Dallas-Plano-Irving is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and .2 percent (.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.