The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,690 | 13.37% | 41.63% |
| 2021 | $28,320 | 6.39% | - |
| 2020 | $26,510 | 3.81% | - |
| 2019 | $25,500 | 5.49% | - |
| 2018 | $24,100 | 7.18% | - |
| 2017 | $22,370 | 9.79% | - |
| 2016 | $20,180 | 2.73% | - |
| 2015 | $19,630 | 2.19% | - |
| 2014 | $19,200 | -1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $19,490 | 2.10% | - |
| 2012 | $19,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,690, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is the second highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk (median annual salary of $34,090). Compared with Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower.
| 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 |