The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $33,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $48,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,180.
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 | $35,590 | 11.83% | 34.39% |
| 2021 | $31,380 | 3.28% | - |
| 2020 | $30,350 | 3.00% | - |
| 2019 | $29,440 | 7.13% | - |
| 2018 | $27,340 | 9.55% | - |
| 2017 | $24,730 | 5.34% | - |
| 2016 | $23,410 | 2.35% | - |
| 2015 | $22,860 | -0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $23,030 | -0.78% | - |
| 2013 | $23,210 | -0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $23,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,590 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.0 percent (43.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.