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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Restaurant Cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,210
25th Percentile Wage
$30,480
50th Percentile Wage
$35,300
75th Percentile Wage
$37,900
90th Percentile Wage
$44,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,300
13.48% 32.18%
2021
$30,540
1.24% -
2020
$30,160
2.19% -
2019
$29,500
3.66% -
2018
$28,420
2.53% -
2017
$27,700
1.62% -
2016
$27,250
3.45% -
2015
$26,310
4.37% -
2014
$25,160
2.03% -
2013
$24,650
2.88% -
2012
$23,940
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Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,300 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is .8 percent (.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 45.0 percent (45.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Naples-Marco Island
$35,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$35,470
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$35,340
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$35,300
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$32,020
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$31,000
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$30,990
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$30,900
Port St Lucie
$30,740
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$30,170
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$30,150
Jacksonville
$30,080
The Villages
$30,040
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$30,030
Punta Gorda
$29,860
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$29,740
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$29,420
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$29,090
Gainesville
$29,060
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$28,880
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$28,650
Ocala
$28,460
Homosassa Springs
$28,330
Sebring
$28,320
Tallahassee
$27,990
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$27,410
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$27,100
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$25,740
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$23,630
Palm Coast
$19,430

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