The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 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 | $19,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,220 | 18.78% | 21.62% |
| 2021 | $18,860 | 3.71% | - |
| 2020 | $18,160 | -1.21% | - |
| 2019 | $18,380 | -0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $18,520 | 2.05% | - |
| 2017 | $18,140 | -0.33% | - |
| 2016 | $18,200 | 1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $17,920 | -1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $18,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,220 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Mobile | |
| Decatur | |
| Montgomery | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan |