The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 | $22,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,650.
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 | $25,440 | 6.88% | 26.97% |
| 2021 | $23,690 | 0.89% | - |
| 2020 | $23,480 | 0.81% | - |
| 2019 | $23,290 | 1.42% | - |
| 2018 | $22,960 | 4.31% | - |
| 2017 | $21,970 | 8.47% | - |
| 2016 | $20,110 | 8.80% | - |
| 2013 | $18,340 | -1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $18,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,440 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.