The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $17,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21,420 | -5.09% | 15.50% |
| 2020 | $22,510 | 4.31% | - |
| 2019 | $21,540 | 8.91% | - |
| 2018 | $19,620 | 1.43% | - |
| 2017 | $19,340 | -0.31% | - |
| 2016 | $19,400 | -1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $19,740 | 5.93% | - |
| 2014 | $18,570 | 3.39% | - |
| 2013 | $17,940 | -0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $18,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,420 in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Baton Rouge and 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |