The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 | $28,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,130.
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 | $33,460 | 13.96% | 32.43% |
| 2021 | $28,790 | 6.36% | - |
| 2020 | $26,960 | 4.45% | - |
| 2019 | $25,760 | 4.23% | - |
| 2018 | $24,670 | 2.72% | - |
| 2017 | $24,000 | 5.79% | - |
| 2016 | $22,610 | 1.37% | - |
| 2015 | $22,300 | -1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $22,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,460 in Sierra Vista-Douglas is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Sierra Vista-Douglas is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 37.4 percent (37.4%) 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 |