The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chefs and head cooks in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 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 | $36,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chefs and head cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,510 | -1.48% | 27.68% |
| 2021 | $45,170 | 14.99% | - |
| 2020 | $38,400 | -2.66% | - |
| 2019 | $39,420 | 2.18% | - |
| 2018 | $38,560 | 4.67% | - |
| 2017 | $36,760 | -0.54% | - |
| 2016 | $36,960 | -2.73% | - |
| 2015 | $37,970 | 4.90% | - |
| 2014 | $36,110 | 10.86% | - |
| 2013 | $32,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,510 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower than that in the highest paying East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 31.3 percent (31.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jonesboro | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| Hot Springs | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |