The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $31,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,970.
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 | $37,930 | 5.01% | 46.72% |
| 2021 | $36,030 | 11.80% | - |
| 2020 | $31,780 | 3.84% | - |
| 2019 | $30,560 | 5.86% | - |
| 2018 | $28,770 | -5.91% | - |
| 2017 | $30,470 | 3.09% | - |
| 2016 | $29,530 | 16.39% | - |
| 2015 | $24,690 | 5.27% | - |
| 2014 | $23,390 | 5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $22,170 | 8.84% | - |
| 2012 | $20,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,930, Mount Vernon-Anacortes is the second highest paying city for food preparation workers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $38,250). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of food preparation workers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is .8 percent (.8%) lower.