The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $27,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,090 | 14.49% | 40.42% |
| 2021 | $29,150 | 7.38% | - |
| 2020 | $27,000 | -9.48% | - |
| 2019 | $29,560 | 1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $28,990 | 23.01% | - |
| 2017 | $22,320 | 9.32% | - |
| 2016 | $20,240 | 3.36% | - |
| 2015 | $19,560 | -3.83% | - |
| 2014 | $20,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,090, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is the highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Connecticut, followed by Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford (median annual salary $32,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| New Haven | |
| Waterbury | |
| Danbury | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |