The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $20,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,140 | 17.05% | 32.35% |
| 2021 | $25,000 | 8.64% | - |
| 2020 | $22,840 | 3.55% | - |
| 2019 | $22,030 | -18.47% | - |
| 2018 | $26,100 | 6.59% | - |
| 2017 | $24,380 | 6.60% | - |
| 2016 | $22,770 | 7.60% | - |
| 2015 | $21,040 | 3.04% | - |
| 2014 | $20,400 | -4.85% | - |
| 2013 | $21,390 | 4.68% | - |
| 2012 | $20,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,140, Birmingham-Hoover is the highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Alabama, followed by Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $28,750). In comparison, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Birmingham-Hoover is 4.6 percent (4.6%) higher than that in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.