The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-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 | $21,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $23,110 | 5.28% | 19.69% |
| 2016 | $21,890 | 10.42% | - |
| 2015 | $19,610 | 3.72% | - |
| 2014 | $18,880 | 1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $18,670 | 0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $18,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,110 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 38.8 percent (38.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.