The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $21,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,980.
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 | $26,070 | 14.08% | 29.88% |
| 2021 | $22,400 | 12.41% | - |
| 2020 | $19,620 | -3.47% | - |
| 2019 | $20,300 | 3.45% | - |
| 2018 | $19,600 | 0.92% | - |
| 2017 | $19,420 | -2.78% | - |
| 2016 | $19,960 | 7.62% | - |
| 2013 | $18,440 | 0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $18,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,070 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 31.0 percent (31.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.