The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Kankakee-Bradley 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 | $18,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $20,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $19,750 | 2.03% | 5.62% |
| 2017 | $19,350 | 3.26% | - |
| 2016 | $18,720 | -0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $18,830 | -0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $18,850 | -0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $18,930 | 1.53% | - |
| 2012 | $18,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,750 in Kankakee-Bradley 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 Kankakee-Bradley is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.