The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant 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 | $29,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $43,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,010 | 1.69% | 42.36% |
| 2021 | $34,420 | 16.44% | - |
| 2020 | $28,760 | 5.39% | - |
| 2019 | $27,210 | 1.03% | - |
| 2018 | $26,930 | 1.89% | - |
| 2017 | $26,420 | 12.15% | - |
| 2016 | $23,210 | 14.82% | - |
| 2015 | $19,770 | -0.20% | - |
| 2014 | $19,810 | 1.16% | - |
| 2013 | $19,580 | -3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $20,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,010 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Visalia-Porterville is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.