The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $23,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,160.
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 | $30,010 | 5.90% | 36.09% |
| 2021 | $28,240 | 26.70% | - |
| 2020 | $20,700 | 3.33% | - |
| 2019 | $20,010 | 6.40% | - |
| 2018 | $18,730 | -14.15% | - |
| 2017 | $21,380 | 4.07% | - |
| 2016 | $20,510 | -0.93% | - |
| 2015 | $20,700 | -4.54% | - |
| 2014 | $21,640 | 3.56% | - |
| 2013 | $20,870 | 8.10% | - |
| 2012 | $19,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,010 in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 39.4 percent (39.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.