The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order 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 | $31,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $37,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,080.
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 | $34,810 | 13.96% | 45.71% |
| 2021 | $29,950 | 0.40% | - |
| 2020 | $29,830 | 5.67% | - |
| 2019 | $28,140 | 14.04% | - |
| 2018 | $24,190 | -1.28% | - |
| 2017 | $24,500 | 5.59% | - |
| 2016 | $23,130 | 3.29% | - |
| 2015 | $22,370 | 8.31% | - |
| 2014 | $20,510 | -0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $20,520 | 7.89% | - |
| 2012 | $18,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,810 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 14.3 percent (14.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.7 percent (41.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.