The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $16,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,760.
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 | $21,820 | -0.09% | 13.47% |
| 2016 | $21,840 | 0.87% | - |
| 2015 | $21,650 | 7.44% | - |
| 2014 | $20,040 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $19,480 | 3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $18,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,820 in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.