The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $25,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,180. 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 | $26,180 | 7.45% | 28.27% |
| 2021 | $24,230 | 6.11% | - |
| 2020 | $22,750 | 2.64% | - |
| 2019 | $22,150 | 6.82% | - |
| 2018 | $20,640 | 5.09% | - |
| 2017 | $19,590 | 1.89% | - |
| 2016 | $19,220 | 1.09% | - |
| 2015 | $19,010 | 0.95% | - |
| 2014 | $18,830 | 1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $18,540 | -1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $18,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,180 in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.