The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield 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 | $20,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,100 | -1.25% | 11.18% |
| 2016 | $27,440 | 5.07% | - |
| 2015 | $26,050 | -0.58% | - |
| 2014 | $26,200 | 4.50% | - |
| 2013 | $25,020 | 3.80% | - |
| 2012 | $24,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,100 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.