The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $21,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,600.
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 | $27,760 | 14.23% | 34.44% |
| 2021 | $23,810 | 4.87% | - |
| 2020 | $22,650 | 1.72% | - |
| 2019 | $22,260 | 0.58% | - |
| 2018 | $22,130 | 8.59% | - |
| 2017 | $20,230 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $19,620 | 5.35% | - |
| 2015 | $18,570 | 1.62% | - |
| 2014 | $18,270 | 0.33% | - |
| 2013 | $18,210 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,760 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Hagerstown-Martinsburg and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Morgantown | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Cumberland | |
| Charleston | |
| Winchester | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Beckley | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |