The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $29,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,810.
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 | $33,610 | 15.71% | 37.99% |
| 2021 | $28,330 | 6.28% | - |
| 2019 | $26,550 | 4.37% | - |
| 2018 | $25,390 | 3.90% | - |
| 2017 | $24,400 | 14.71% | - |
| 2016 | $20,810 | 7.11% | - |
| 2015 | $19,330 | 5.79% | - |
| 2014 | $18,210 | 0.27% | - |
| 2013 | $18,160 | -14.76% | - |
| 2012 | $20,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,610 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 42.7 percent (42.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.