The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $18,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $28,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23,020 | 6.43% | 6.56% |
| 2019 | $21,540 | 4.69% | - |
| 2017 | $20,530 | 8.77% | - |
| 2016 | $18,730 | 3.84% | - |
| 2015 | $18,010 | 1.33% | - |
| 2014 | $17,770 | -6.81% | - |
| 2013 | $18,980 | -13.33% | - |
| 2012 | $21,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,020, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $26,240). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Lexington-Fayette is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |