The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $22,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,170.
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 | $27,850 | -4.17% | 33.43% |
| 2021 | $29,010 | 3.34% | - |
| 2020 | $28,040 | 1.39% | - |
| 2019 | $27,650 | 10.49% | - |
| 2018 | $24,750 | -0.04% | - |
| 2017 | $24,760 | 11.67% | - |
| 2016 | $21,870 | 6.08% | - |
| 2015 | $20,540 | 6.57% | - |
| 2014 | $19,190 | 1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $18,970 | 2.27% | - |
| 2012 | $18,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,850 in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.