The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria 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 | $17,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $31,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $22,760 | 1.05% | 21.05% |
| 2021 | $22,520 | 10.66% | - |
| 2020 | $20,120 | 5.02% | - |
| 2019 | $19,110 | -2.04% | - |
| 2018 | $19,500 | 2.77% | - |
| 2017 | $18,960 | 1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $18,640 | 1.07% | - |
| 2015 | $18,440 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $18,050 | -0.66% | - |
| 2013 | $18,170 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $17,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,760 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 7.2 percent (7.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Dothan | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Gadsden | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |