The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $20,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $36,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,850.
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 | $25,940 | 9.33% | 28.26% |
| 2021 | $23,520 | 20.03% | - |
| 2020 | $18,810 | -18.39% | - |
| 2019 | $22,270 | 2.96% | - |
| 2018 | $21,610 | 2.64% | - |
| 2017 | $21,040 | 5.99% | - |
| 2016 | $19,780 | -2.43% | - |
| 2015 | $20,260 | 6.27% | - |
| 2014 | $18,990 | -1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $19,340 | 3.77% | - |
| 2012 | $18,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,940, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $27,660). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of short order cooks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower.
| 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 |