The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $18,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,070.
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 | $23,770 | 4.63% | 16.58% |
| 2016 | $22,670 | 15.57% | - |
| 2015 | $19,140 | 5.07% | - |
| 2014 | $18,170 | -6.49% | - |
| 2013 | $19,350 | -2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $19,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,770 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.