The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $29,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,850.
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 | $31,360 | 7.14% | 41.52% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | -0.27% | - |
| 2020 | $29,200 | 10.65% | - |
| 2019 | $26,090 | 5.60% | - |
| 2018 | $24,630 | 5.56% | - |
| 2017 | $23,260 | 3.78% | - |
| 2016 | $22,380 | 11.71% | - |
| 2015 | $19,760 | 5.87% | - |
| 2014 | $18,600 | 0.70% | - |
| 2013 | $18,470 | 0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $18,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,360 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Bakersfield-Delano is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.6 percent (39.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.