The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $30,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,600.
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 | $33,350 | 8.76% | 42.49% |
| 2021 | $30,430 | 4.93% | - |
| 2020 | $28,930 | 11.27% | - |
| 2019 | $25,670 | 5.77% | - |
| 2018 | $24,190 | 4.34% | - |
| 2017 | $23,140 | 7.56% | - |
| 2016 | $21,390 | 8.13% | - |
| 2015 | $19,650 | 2.09% | - |
| 2014 | $19,240 | 0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $19,160 | -0.10% | - |
| 2012 | $19,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,350 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.2 percent (43.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.