The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $29,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,920.
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 | $31,040 | 3.09% | 40.50% |
| 2021 | $30,080 | 6.58% | - |
| 2020 | $28,100 | 9.64% | - |
| 2019 | $25,390 | 5.20% | - |
| 2018 | $24,070 | 6.23% | - |
| 2017 | $22,570 | 7.18% | - |
| 2016 | $20,950 | 7.11% | - |
| 2015 | $19,460 | 2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $18,880 | 1.06% | - |
| 2013 | $18,680 | 1.12% | - |
| 2012 | $18,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,040 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.0 percent (39.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.