The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $21,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,340.
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 | $28,060 | 1.28% | 27.80% |
| 2021 | $27,700 | 10.58% | - |
| 2020 | $24,770 | 9.20% | - |
| 2019 | $22,490 | -2.27% | - |
| 2018 | $23,000 | -1.91% | - |
| 2017 | $23,440 | 3.75% | - |
| 2016 | $22,560 | 6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $21,110 | 3.74% | - |
| 2014 | $20,320 | -4.72% | - |
| 2013 | $21,280 | 4.79% | - |
| 2012 | $20,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,060 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Michigan City-La Porte is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 34.4 percent (34.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Kokomo | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Columbus | |
| Bloomington | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Muncie | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette | |
| Anderson |