The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Oshkosh-Neenah 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 | $20,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,700.
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 | $28,510 | 15.22% | 35.39% |
| 2021 | $24,170 | 19.98% | - |
| 2020 | $19,340 | 3.41% | - |
| 2019 | $18,680 | -14.94% | - |
| 2018 | $21,470 | -1.54% | - |
| 2017 | $21,800 | 7.43% | - |
| 2016 | $20,180 | 8.08% | - |
| 2015 | $18,550 | 1.40% | - |
| 2014 | $18,290 | 2.30% | - |
| 2013 | $17,870 | -3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $18,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,510 in Oshkosh-Neenah 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 Oshkosh-Neenah is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.