The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $22,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,060.
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 | $25,760 | 13.47% | 26.40% |
| 2021 | $22,290 | 6.82% | - |
| 2020 | $20,770 | -3.13% | - |
| 2019 | $21,420 | 0.42% | - |
| 2018 | $21,330 | 4.69% | - |
| 2017 | $20,330 | 4.87% | - |
| 2016 | $19,340 | 2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $18,860 | -8.17% | - |
| 2014 | $20,400 | -3.53% | - |
| 2013 | $21,120 | 10.23% | - |
| 2012 | $18,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,760 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.