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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,370
25th Percentile Wage
$22,720
50th Percentile Wage
$27,410
75th Percentile Wage
$31,250
90th Percentile Wage
$36,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,370.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$27,410
1.68% 15.98%
2016
$26,950
3.82% -
2015
$25,920
5.63% -
2014
$24,460
2.33% -
2013
$23,890
3.60% -
2012
$23,030
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Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,410 in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 29.1 percent (29.1%) 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