The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 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 | $28,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,860.
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 | $34,130 | 24.06% | 34.93% |
| 2021 | $25,920 | -3.59% | - |
| 2020 | $26,850 | 3.54% | - |
| 2019 | $25,900 | 6.25% | - |
| 2018 | $24,280 | 6.51% | - |
| 2017 | $22,700 | 2.69% | - |
| 2016 | $22,090 | -3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $22,790 | 3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $22,000 | 3.09% | - |
| 2013 | $21,320 | -4.17% | - |
| 2012 | $22,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,130, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the second highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Prescott (median annual salary of $37,930). Compared with Prescott, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Prescott | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Tucson | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yuma | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |