The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 | $21,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,430.
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 | $26,150 | 12.31% | 28.37% |
| 2021 | $22,930 | 3.62% | - |
| 2020 | $22,100 | 5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $20,950 | -0.05% | - |
| 2018 | $20,960 | 1.24% | - |
| 2017 | $20,700 | -8.26% | - |
| 2016 | $22,410 | -1.25% | - |
| 2015 | $22,690 | 6.35% | - |
| 2014 | $21,250 | 10.07% | - |
| 2013 | $19,110 | 1.99% | - |
| 2012 | $18,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,150 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.