The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 | $22,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,760.
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 | $27,830 | 17.93% | 33.85% |
| 2021 | $22,840 | 12.96% | - |
| 2020 | $19,880 | 1.71% | - |
| 2019 | $19,540 | -2.71% | - |
| 2017 | $20,070 | 1.94% | - |
| 2016 | $19,680 | 4.52% | - |
| 2015 | $18,790 | -1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $19,080 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $18,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,830 in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.