The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 | $23,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,180. 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 | $24,180 | 3.56% | 23.20% |
| 2016 | $23,320 | 7.68% | - |
| 2015 | $21,530 | 5.20% | - |
| 2014 | $20,410 | 7.69% | - |
| 2013 | $18,840 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $18,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,180 in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.