The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $26,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,400 | 9.92% | 24.57% |
| 2021 | $22,880 | 13.11% | - |
| 2020 | $19,880 | -11.07% | - |
| 2019 | $22,080 | 11.19% | - |
| 2017 | $19,610 | 2.29% | - |
| 2016 | $19,160 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $18,930 | -1.22% | - |
| 2012 | $19,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,400 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Carbondale-Marion is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 25.7 percent (25.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.