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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Palm Coast, Florida

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Palm Coast, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Palm Coast 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 Palm Coast, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,090
25th Percentile Wage
$17,970
50th Percentile Wage
$19,430
75th Percentile Wage
$23,500
90th Percentile Wage
$27,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Palm Coast, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,090.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$19,430
-11.84% -13.43%
2013
$21,730
-1.43% -
2012
$22,040
- -

Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Palm Coast with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,430, Palm Coast is the lowest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of Florida, following city of Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $35,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in Palm Coast is 45.4 percent (45.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island.

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