The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $30,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,010 | 10.32% | 44.08% |
| 2021 | $30,500 | 2.69% | - |
| 2020 | $29,680 | 10.58% | - |
| 2019 | $26,540 | -15.71% | - |
| 2018 | $30,710 | 11.43% | - |
| 2017 | $27,200 | 10.74% | - |
| 2015 | $24,280 | 12.07% | - |
| 2014 | $21,350 | 8.95% | - |
| 2013 | $19,440 | 2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $19,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,010 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Bakersfield-Delano is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.