The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $23,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $33,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $25,370 | 15.29% | 26.05% |
| 2020 | $21,490 | 6.89% | - |
| 2019 | $20,010 | 5.25% | - |
| 2018 | $18,960 | -43.83% | - |
| 2017 | $27,270 | 29.96% | - |
| 2015 | $19,100 | 1.10% | - |
| 2014 | $18,890 | -0.32% | - |
| 2013 | $18,950 | 1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $18,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,370 in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.