The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $22,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,640 | 7.55% | 20.70% |
| 2016 | $22,780 | 13.26% | - |
| 2015 | $19,760 | 2.73% | - |
| 2014 | $19,220 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $19,220 | -1.66% | - |
| 2012 | $19,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,640 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| New Bedford | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |