The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 | $22,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,080.
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 | $29,570 | 19.28% | 37.94% |
| 2015 | $23,870 | 17.89% | - |
| 2014 | $19,600 | 4.08% | - |
| 2013 | $18,800 | 2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $18,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,570 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 38.5 percent (38.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.