The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 | $21,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,770.
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 | $25,910 | 14.09% | 29.22% |
| 2021 | $22,260 | -3.86% | - |
| 2020 | $23,120 | 2.60% | - |
| 2019 | $22,520 | 8.17% | - |
| 2018 | $20,680 | 6.77% | - |
| 2017 | $19,280 | 2.96% | - |
| 2016 | $18,710 | -0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $18,820 | 1.54% | - |
| 2014 | $18,530 | -1.57% | - |
| 2013 | $18,820 | 2.55% | - |
| 2012 | $18,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,910 in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 30.5 percent (30.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.