The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $18,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $22,540 | 8.74% | 22.67% |
| 2021 | $20,570 | -5.10% | - |
| 2020 | $21,620 | 3.01% | - |
| 2019 | $20,970 | 6.53% | - |
| 2018 | $19,600 | 4.29% | - |
| 2017 | $18,760 | 3.46% | - |
| 2016 | $18,110 | 0.44% | - |
| 2015 | $18,030 | 1.22% | - |
| 2014 | $17,810 | 0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $17,740 | 1.75% | - |
| 2012 | $17,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,540 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Lexington-Fayette is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |