The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $18,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,390.
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 | $20,480 | 2.88% | 6.35% |
| 2016 | $19,890 | 2.56% | - |
| 2015 | $19,380 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $19,210 | 1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $18,950 | -1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $19,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,480 in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 Lake County-Kenosha County is 37.9 percent (37.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 9.6 percent (9.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.