The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 | $25,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,840 | 11.87% | 14.95% |
| 2021 | $28,060 | -0.75% | - |
| 2020 | $28,270 | 4.67% | - |
| 2019 | $26,950 | 5.57% | - |
| 2018 | $25,450 | 2.79% | - |
| 2017 | $24,740 | 2.75% | - |
| 2016 | $24,060 | 3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $23,190 | 3.19% | - |
| 2014 | $22,450 | 1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $22,040 | -22.87% | - |
| 2012 | $27,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,840, Cape Coral-Fort Myers is the second highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $33,430). Compared with Naples-Marco Island, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.