The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant 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 | $26,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $42,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,640 | 2.20% | 26.61% |
| 2021 | $28,010 | 27.10% | - |
| 2020 | $20,420 | -28.21% | - |
| 2019 | $26,180 | 2.94% | - |
| 2018 | $25,410 | 8.07% | - |
| 2017 | $23,360 | 17.72% | - |
| 2016 | $19,220 | -21.23% | - |
| 2015 | $23,300 | 1.97% | - |
| 2014 | $22,840 | 2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $22,380 | 6.08% | - |
| 2012 | $21,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,640 in Kankakee-Bradley is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Kankakee-Bradley is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.