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Food Preparation Worker Salary in Janesville, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Janesville, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Janesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Preparation Workers in Janesville, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,850
25th Percentile Wage
$23,190
50th Percentile Wage
$28,200
75th Percentile Wage
$30,000
90th Percentile Wage
$35,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Janesville, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,850.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$28,200
13.16% 35.00%
2021
$24,490
1.47% -
2020
$24,130
-16.00% -
2019
$27,990
2.47% -
2018
$27,300
12.60% -
2017
$23,860
20.20% -
2016
$19,040
1.16% -
2015
$18,820
0.21% -
2014
$18,780
0.37% -
2013
$18,710
2.03% -
2012
$18,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Janesville with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,200 in Janesville is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Janesville is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 34.4 percent (34.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$32,970
Madison
$29,660
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$29,400
Duluth
$29,320
Sheboygan
$28,900
La Crosse
$28,880
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$28,510
Oshkosh-Neenah
$28,510
Wausau
$28,220
Janesville
$28,200
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$28,130
Appleton
$28,130
Green Bay
$28,060
Fond du Lac
$27,670
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$27,520
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$27,260
Eau Claire
$27,190
Racine
$27,090
Lake County-Kenosha County
$20,480
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$18,510

See also: Top paying jobs in Janesville, Wisconsin.