The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 | $19,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $35,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,540.
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 | $27,260 | 15.41% | 26.89% |
| 2021 | $23,060 | 6.42% | - |
| 2020 | $21,580 | -8.85% | - |
| 2019 | $23,490 | 9.15% | - |
| 2018 | $21,340 | 3.66% | - |
| 2017 | $20,560 | 8.61% | - |
| 2016 | $18,790 | -4.74% | - |
| 2015 | $19,680 | 4.52% | - |
| 2014 | $18,790 | -2.39% | - |
| 2013 | $19,240 | -3.59% | - |
| 2012 | $19,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,260 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| 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 |