The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food 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 | $24,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food 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 $29,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,680 | 7.83% | 31.81% |
| 2021 | $23,670 | -22.90% | - |
| 2020 | $29,090 | 9.21% | - |
| 2019 | $26,410 | 21.36% | - |
| 2018 | $20,770 | 7.66% | - |
| 2017 | $19,180 | 3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $18,480 | 3.79% | - |
| 2015 | $17,780 | 1.07% | - |
| 2014 | $17,590 | 0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $17,570 | 0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $17,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,680, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is the second highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Arkansas, following the highest paying city South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $26,230). Compared with South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| Jonesboro | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| Hot Springs |