The annual salary statistics of all other cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of all other cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $20,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all other cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of all other cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,810 | 2.92% | 8.99% |
| 2021 | $29,910 | 19.53% | - |
| 2020 | $24,070 | 5.82% | - |
| 2019 | $22,670 | -16.76% | - |
| 2018 | $26,470 | 10.43% | - |
| 2017 | $23,710 | 4.18% | - |
| 2016 | $22,720 | 0.31% | - |
| 2015 | $22,650 | -20.57% | - |
| 2014 | $27,310 | -4.25% | - |
| 2013 | $28,470 | 1.51% | - |
| 2012 | $28,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,810, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for all other cooks in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Iberia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $38,310). Compared with New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of all other cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Monroe | |
| Hammond | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Lafayette | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria |