The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $24,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,340. 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 short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,340 | 8.87% | 36.85% |
| 2021 | $28,560 | -0.91% | - |
| 2020 | $28,820 | 10.93% | - |
| 2019 | $25,670 | 5.10% | - |
| 2018 | $24,360 | 4.27% | - |
| 2017 | $23,320 | 1.20% | - |
| 2016 | $23,040 | 2.39% | - |
| 2015 | $22,490 | 3.87% | - |
| 2014 | $21,620 | 2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $21,020 | 5.85% | - |
| 2012 | $19,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,340, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Illinois, followed by Rockford (median annual salary $28,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in Rockford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Decatur | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington-Normal |