The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $18,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,820.
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 | $23,930 | 5.43% | 21.86% |
| 2021 | $22,630 | 9.77% | - |
| 2020 | $20,420 | 0.83% | - |
| 2019 | $20,250 | -4.64% | - |
| 2018 | $21,190 | 1.42% | - |
| 2017 | $20,890 | 6.51% | - |
| 2016 | $19,530 | 4.05% | - |
| 2015 | $18,740 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $18,400 | -0.98% | - |
| 2013 | $18,580 | -0.65% | - |
| 2012 | $18,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,930 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Huntington-Ashland is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hagerstown-Martinsburg and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.