The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Bremerton-Silverdale 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $35,360 | 4.75% | 39.73% |
| 2021 | $33,680 | 2.61% | - |
| 2020 | $32,800 | 11.16% | - |
| 2019 | $29,140 | -3.53% | - |
| 2018 | $30,170 | 29.30% | - |
| 2014 | $21,330 | 8.44% | - |
| 2013 | $19,530 | -9.11% | - |
| 2012 | $21,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,360 in Bremerton-Silverdale is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Bremerton-Silverdale is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.