The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $18,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $21,880 | 8.36% | 15.40% |
| 2016 | $20,050 | 3.09% | - |
| 2015 | $19,430 | 0.21% | - |
| 2014 | $19,390 | 2.89% | - |
| 2013 | $18,830 | 1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $18,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,880 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.