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Short Order Cooks Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Short Order Cooks in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,950
25th Percentile Wage
$22,130
50th Percentile Wage
$27,550
75th Percentile Wage
$30,360
90th Percentile Wage
$34,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,950.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$27,550
14.74% 26.57%
2021
$23,490
-12.77% -
2020
$26,490
9.32% -
2019
$24,020
8.03% -
2018
$22,090
-1.72% -
2017
$22,470
2.94% -
2016
$21,810
1.79% -
2015
$21,420
8.50% -
2014
$19,600
-2.19% -
2013
$20,030
-1.00% -
2012
$20,230
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Table 2. Compare Short Order Cooks Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,550 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Iowa City and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Iowa City
$30,160
Cedar Rapids
$28,060
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$27,550
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$27,460
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$23,700
Dubuque
$22,960
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$21,510
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$21,440
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$21,430
Ames
$20,620
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$19,980

See also: Top paying jobs in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa.