The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $30,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,930.
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 | $35,190 | 9.63% | 43.11% |
| 2021 | $31,800 | 4.28% | - |
| 2020 | $30,440 | 4.99% | - |
| 2019 | $28,920 | 8.13% | - |
| 2018 | $26,570 | 6.32% | - |
| 2017 | $24,890 | 4.70% | - |
| 2016 | $23,720 | 3.04% | - |
| 2015 | $23,000 | 6.13% | - |
| 2014 | $21,590 | 5.09% | - |
| 2013 | $20,490 | 2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $20,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,190 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.