The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 | $30,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $47,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,850 | -0.36% | 32.52% |
| 2021 | $35,980 | 5.84% | - |
| 2020 | $33,880 | 4.34% | - |
| 2019 | $32,410 | -0.19% | - |
| 2018 | $32,470 | 23.28% | - |
| 2015 | $24,910 | -2.77% | - |
| 2014 | $25,600 | -3.01% | - |
| 2013 | $26,370 | 8.27% | - |
| 2012 | $24,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,850 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.