The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $21,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,150.
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 | $26,270 | -9.21% | 29.12% |
| 2021 | $28,690 | 10.91% | - |
| 2020 | $25,560 | 15.77% | - |
| 2019 | $21,530 | 9.80% | - |
| 2018 | $19,420 | -0.21% | - |
| 2017 | $19,460 | -7.19% | - |
| 2016 | $20,860 | 9.40% | - |
| 2015 | $18,900 | 0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $18,830 | 2.66% | - |
| 2013 | $18,330 | -1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $18,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,270 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.