The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant 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 | $21,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $37,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,300 | 6.25% | 10.55% |
| 2021 | $27,470 | -1.31% | - |
| 2020 | $27,830 | 2.98% | - |
| 2019 | $27,000 | -5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $28,380 | 4.44% | - |
| 2017 | $27,120 | 3.36% | - |
| 2016 | $26,210 | 5.27% | - |
| 2015 | $24,830 | -5.56% | - |
| 2012 | $26,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,300, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is the second highest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Tuscaloosa (median annual salary of $29,840). Compared with Tuscaloosa, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Decatur | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Gadsden |