The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $26,280 | 8.56% | 26.71% |
| 2021 | $24,030 | 0.04% | - |
| 2020 | $24,020 | 9.08% | - |
| 2019 | $21,840 | 7.46% | - |
| 2018 | $20,210 | 3.27% | - |
| 2017 | $19,550 | -9.46% | - |
| 2016 | $21,400 | 0.37% | - |
| 2015 | $21,320 | 3.52% | - |
| 2014 | $20,570 | 0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $20,490 | 6.00% | - |
| 2012 | $19,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,280 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |