The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Lake Havasu City-Kingman 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 | $29,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,440.
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 | $34,700 | 15.97% | 37.03% |
| 2021 | $29,160 | 8.20% | - |
| 2020 | $26,770 | 0.60% | - |
| 2019 | $26,610 | 4.96% | - |
| 2018 | $25,290 | 4.03% | - |
| 2017 | $24,270 | 9.85% | - |
| 2016 | $21,880 | -1.28% | - |
| 2015 | $22,160 | -0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $22,280 | 0.72% | - |
| 2013 | $22,120 | 1.22% | - |
| 2012 | $21,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,700 in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 39.6 percent (39.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Prescott | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Tucson | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Yuma | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |