The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $23,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,870.
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 | $29,780 | 1.54% | 33.88% |
| 2021 | $29,320 | 12.18% | - |
| 2020 | $25,750 | 8.78% | - |
| 2019 | $23,490 | -13.62% | - |
| 2018 | $26,690 | 8.95% | - |
| 2016 | $24,300 | 11.98% | - |
| 2015 | $21,390 | 4.91% | - |
| 2014 | $20,340 | -8.31% | - |
| 2013 | $22,030 | 10.62% | - |
| 2012 | $19,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,780 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 38.9 percent (38.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.