The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $18,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $21,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,260.
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 | $20,750 | 10.70% | 16.24% |
| 2021 | $18,530 | -2.81% | - |
| 2020 | $19,050 | 2.36% | - |
| 2019 | $18,600 | 2.63% | - |
| 2018 | $18,110 | -16.18% | - |
| 2017 | $21,040 | 7.51% | - |
| 2016 | $19,460 | 2.77% | - |
| 2015 | $18,920 | 5.66% | - |
| 2014 | $17,850 | 2.18% | - |
| 2013 | $17,460 | 0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $17,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,750 in Shreveport-Bossier City is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Shreveport-Bossier City is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |