The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order 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 | $28,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $38,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35,480 | 25.14% | 31.79% |
| 2020 | $26,560 | 4.56% | - |
| 2019 | $25,350 | 4.26% | - |
| 2018 | $24,270 | -3.09% | - |
| 2017 | $25,020 | 16.79% | - |
| 2016 | $20,820 | 3.60% | - |
| 2015 | $20,070 | -24.91% | - |
| 2014 | $25,070 | 3.83% | - |
| 2013 | $24,110 | -0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $24,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,480 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.