The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $33,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,950.
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 | $37,600 | 9.20% | 41.52% |
| 2021 | $34,140 | 4.25% | - |
| 2020 | $32,690 | 7.56% | - |
| 2019 | $30,220 | 3.18% | - |
| 2018 | $29,260 | 11.76% | - |
| 2017 | $25,820 | 5.62% | - |
| 2016 | $24,370 | 8.66% | - |
| 2015 | $22,260 | -4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $23,160 | -1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $23,520 | 6.51% | - |
| 2012 | $21,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,600 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 46.0 percent (46.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.