The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $23,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,860 | 12.02% | 20.06% |
| 2016 | $26,270 | 6.78% | - |
| 2015 | $24,490 | 5.31% | - |
| 2014 | $23,190 | -0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $23,420 | -1.92% | - |
| 2012 | $23,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,860 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.