The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $22,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $28,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,140.
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 | $22,140 | -10.03% | 0.41% |
| 2021 | $24,360 | 9.69% | - |
| 2019 | $22,000 | 2.50% | - |
| 2018 | $21,450 | 3.64% | - |
| 2017 | $20,670 | -6.68% | - |
| 2016 | $22,050 | -4.04% | - |
| 2015 | $22,940 | 3.88% | - |
| 2012 | $22,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,140 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Dothan | |
| Decatur | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden |