The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $18,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $30,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $22,150 | 6.82% | 4.51% |
| 2017 | $20,640 | -2.47% | - |
| 2016 | $21,150 | 8.42% | - |
| 2015 | $19,370 | -9.19% | - |
| 2012 | $21,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,150 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Carbondale-Marion is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.