The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $31,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,570.
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 | $35,290 | 8.98% | 38.57% |
| 2021 | $32,120 | 5.39% | - |
| 2020 | $30,390 | 3.95% | - |
| 2019 | $29,190 | 11.58% | - |
| 2018 | $25,810 | 2.87% | - |
| 2017 | $25,070 | 5.35% | - |
| 2016 | $23,730 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $23,340 | 7.50% | - |
| 2014 | $21,590 | 2.92% | - |
| 2013 | $20,960 | -3.44% | - |
| 2012 | $21,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,290 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.