The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $29,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,590.
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 | $30,840 | 5.58% | 40.53% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | 1.10% | - |
| 2020 | $28,800 | 9.58% | - |
| 2019 | $26,040 | 8.10% | - |
| 2018 | $23,930 | 6.98% | - |
| 2017 | $22,260 | 6.47% | - |
| 2016 | $20,820 | 6.34% | - |
| 2015 | $19,500 | 2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $18,940 | 0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $18,790 | 2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $18,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,840 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.