The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $18,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,600.
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 | $21,980 | -15.83% | 18.52% |
| 2021 | $25,460 | -0.43% | - |
| 2020 | $25,570 | 1.45% | - |
| 2019 | $25,200 | 5.36% | - |
| 2018 | $23,850 | 0.25% | - |
| 2017 | $23,790 | 18.33% | - |
| 2016 | $19,430 | 3.45% | - |
| 2015 | $18,760 | 3.68% | - |
| 2014 | $18,070 | -0.33% | - |
| 2013 | $18,130 | 1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $17,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,980 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.