The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $30,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,970.
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 | $34,400 | 11.13% | 36.28% |
| 2021 | $30,570 | 5.95% | - |
| 2020 | $28,750 | 9.22% | - |
| 2019 | $26,100 | 5.48% | - |
| 2018 | $24,670 | 5.88% | - |
| 2017 | $23,220 | 5.60% | - |
| 2016 | $21,920 | 10.36% | - |
| 2015 | $19,650 | -11.55% | - |
| 2012 | $21,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,400 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.0 percent (45.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.