The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food 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 | $19,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food 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 $28,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,190.
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 | $22,140 | 8.85% | 9.26% |
| 2021 | $20,180 | 5.80% | - |
| 2020 | $19,010 | 1.16% | - |
| 2019 | $18,790 | -12.67% | - |
| 2018 | $21,170 | 8.79% | - |
| 2017 | $19,310 | 4.97% | - |
| 2016 | $18,350 | 1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $18,020 | -0.06% | - |
| 2014 | $18,030 | 0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $17,960 | -11.86% | - |
| 2012 | $20,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,140, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Louisiana, followed by Lake Charles (median annual salary $21,200). In comparison, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in Lake Charles.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Hammond | |
| Alexandria | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Lafayette | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |