United States Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Food Preparation Workers Aged 16yrs+
Updated on January 20, 2023.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, the median weekly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) of full-time workers aged 16 years and above in the United States for food preparation workers, was $595; median weekly earnings of male food preparation workers was $637, and that of females in the same occupation was $574.

The chart and table below shows the historical median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) by gender for full-time food preparation workers in the United States from 2002 to 2022.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Food Preparation Workers Aged 16yrs+ ($)
Both Genders
Men
Women
U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Food Preparation Workers Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Both Genders ($) Men ($) Women ($)
2002 310 316 304
2003 320 334 310
2004 321 319 323
2005 321 324 318
2006 330 336 326
2007 349 367 335
2008 352 368 338
2009 376 385 367
2010 381 390 367
2011 384 395 375
2012 383 408 357
2013 387 392 380
2014 406 411 401
2015 402 414 388
2016 419 432 413
2017 425 449 410
2018 463 486 446
2019 496 532 463
2020 510 576 489
2021 547 571 531
2022 595 637 574