The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $21,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,510.
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 | $23,860 | 5.20% | 20.58% |
| 2016 | $22,620 | 10.34% | - |
| 2015 | $20,280 | 5.37% | - |
| 2014 | $19,190 | 0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $19,140 | 0.99% | - |
| 2012 | $18,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,860 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.