The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $20,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,100.
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 | $22,270 | 17.83% | 21.42% |
| 2021 | $18,300 | -3.44% | - |
| 2020 | $18,930 | 1.11% | - |
| 2019 | $18,720 | 3.90% | - |
| 2018 | $17,990 | 1.28% | - |
| 2017 | $17,760 | -2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $18,130 | 2.54% | - |
| 2015 | $17,670 | 1.53% | - |
| 2014 | $17,400 | 0.52% | - |
| 2013 | $17,310 | -1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $17,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,270 in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 4.7 percent (4.7%) 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 |