The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 | $29,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,540.
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 | $34,000 | 9.24% | 27.06% |
| 2021 | $30,860 | -0.19% | - |
| 2020 | $30,920 | 21.44% | - |
| 2019 | $24,290 | 4.90% | - |
| 2018 | $23,100 | 5.84% | - |
| 2017 | $21,750 | 12.18% | - |
| 2016 | $19,100 | -3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $19,790 | 4.30% | - |
| 2014 | $18,940 | -2.38% | - |
| 2013 | $19,390 | -27.90% | - |
| 2012 | $24,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,000 in Fort Collins-Loveland is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Fort Collins-Loveland is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Denver-Aurora-Broomfield and 44.7 percent (44.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boulder | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greeley | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Pueblo | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area |