The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers in Weirton-Steubenville 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 | $19,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,960.
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 | $25,030 | 7.99% | 22.33% |
| 2021 | $23,030 | 3.78% | - |
| 2020 | $22,160 | 5.69% | - |
| 2019 | $20,900 | 3.59% | - |
| 2018 | $20,150 | 3.08% | - |
| 2017 | $19,530 | 0.46% | - |
| 2016 | $19,440 | 1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $19,150 | -1.51% | - |
| 2012 | $19,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,030 in Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton-Steubenville is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Hagerstown-Martinsburg and 24.5 percent (24.5%) 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 |