The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $31,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,040.
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 | $34,740 | 11.34% | 45.45% |
| 2021 | $30,800 | 4.06% | - |
| 2020 | $29,550 | 8.39% | - |
| 2019 | $27,070 | 8.13% | - |
| 2018 | $24,870 | 5.27% | - |
| 2017 | $23,560 | 5.73% | - |
| 2016 | $22,210 | 9.32% | - |
| 2015 | $20,140 | 3.87% | - |
| 2014 | $19,360 | 2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $18,970 | 0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $18,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,740 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.5 percent (45.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.