The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $30,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,530.
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 | $33,380 | 13.93% | 43.77% |
| 2020 | $28,730 | 11.03% | - |
| 2019 | $25,560 | 5.44% | - |
| 2018 | $24,170 | 3.68% | - |
| 2017 | $23,280 | 2.96% | - |
| 2016 | $22,590 | 4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $21,640 | 11.60% | - |
| 2014 | $19,130 | 0.84% | - |
| 2013 | $18,970 | 1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,380 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.