The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $21,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,900.
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 | $29,330 | 4.98% | 28.47% |
| 2021 | $27,870 | 11.41% | - |
| 2020 | $24,690 | 3.20% | - |
| 2019 | $23,900 | 1.72% | - |
| 2018 | $23,490 | -3.19% | - |
| 2017 | $24,240 | -2.97% | - |
| 2016 | $24,960 | 1.44% | - |
| 2015 | $24,600 | 3.46% | - |
| 2014 | $23,750 | 6.74% | - |
| 2013 | $22,150 | 5.28% | - |
| 2012 | $20,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,330 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.