The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $20,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,690.
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 | $26,240 | 20.12% | 27.71% |
| 2020 | $20,960 | 4.58% | - |
| 2019 | $20,000 | -6.10% | - |
| 2018 | $21,220 | -9.52% | - |
| 2017 | $23,240 | 3.57% | - |
| 2016 | $22,410 | 5.98% | - |
| 2015 | $21,070 | 9.97% | - |
| 2014 | $18,970 | 6.43% | - |
| 2013 | $17,750 | -6.87% | - |
| 2012 | $18,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,240, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $23,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Louisville-Jefferson County is 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| 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 |