Food preparation workers in the United States had a median hourly wage of 15.59 U.S. dollars as of May 2023. In comparison, ten percent of food preparation workers earned less than 11.04 U.S. dollars per hour in this period.
Hourly wage estimates of food preparation workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution
(in U.S. dollars)
A percentile wage shows the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate - 50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. Food preparation workers perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish. slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea. The data used is based on the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey which measures occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments, by industry. Employees are all part-time and full-time workers who are paid a wage or salary.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 3, 2024). Hourly wage estimates of food preparation workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198512/percentile-wage-estimates-of-food-preparation-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly wage estimates of food preparation workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198512/percentile-wage-estimates-of-food-preparation-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Hourly wage estimates of food preparation workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198512/percentile-wage-estimates-of-food-preparation-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Hourly Wage Estimates of Food Preparation Workers in The U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by Percentile Distribution (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198512/percentile-wage-estimates-of-food-preparation-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hourly wage estimates of food preparation workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198512/percentile-wage-estimates-of-food-preparation-workers/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Hourly wage estimates of food preparation workers in the U.S. from 2022 to 2023, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198512/percentile-wage-estimates-of-food-preparation-workers/
