The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $21,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,240 | 1.57% | 6.52% |
| 2016 | $23,860 | 2.01% | - |
| 2015 | $23,380 | 4.70% | - |
| 2014 | $22,280 | -1.12% | - |
| 2013 | $22,530 | -0.58% | - |
| 2012 | $22,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,240 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.