The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in California-Lexington Park 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 | $24,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24,740 | -0.12% | 17.87% |
| 2020 | $24,770 | 4.52% | - |
| 2019 | $23,650 | 3.26% | - |
| 2018 | $22,880 | 4.76% | - |
| 2017 | $21,790 | 6.75% | - |
| 2016 | $20,320 | 4.48% | - |
| 2015 | $19,410 | -4.69% | - |
| 2012 | $20,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,740 in California-Lexington Park is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Maryland. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in California-Lexington Park is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Maryland nonmetropolitan area and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying St Marys County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Salisbury | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area | |
| Garrett County | |
| St Marys County |