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Short Order Cooks Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Short Order Cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,290
25th Percentile Wage
$21,540
50th Percentile Wage
$23,610
75th Percentile Wage
$26,990
90th Percentile Wage
$30,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,290.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$23,610
0.93% 12.75%
2016
$23,390
3.04% -
2015
$22,680
4.85% -
2014
$21,580
0.32% -
2013
$21,510
4.23% -
2012
$20,600
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Table 2. Compare Short Order Cooks Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,610 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$31,340
Rockford
$28,980
Peoria
$28,520
Bloomington
$27,550
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$26,420
Champaign-Urbana
$25,370
Springfield
$24,890
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$24,030
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$23,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$23,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,880
Carbondale-Marion
$22,150
Decatur
$21,790
Kankakee-Bradley
$20,390
Danville
$20,390
Bloomington-Normal
$20,370