The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $26,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $38,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,970 | 9.08% | 10.04% |
| 2021 | $27,250 | 1.28% | - |
| 2020 | $26,900 | 10.15% | - |
| 2018 | $24,170 | 3.31% | - |
| 2017 | $23,370 | -15.36% | - |
| 2016 | $26,960 | -6.08% | - |
| 2015 | $28,600 | 5.73% | - |
| 2012 | $26,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,970, California-Lexington Park is the second highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Maryland, following the highest paying city Baltimore-Towson (median annual salary of $33,280). Compared with Baltimore-Towson, the median annual salary of short order cooks in California-Lexington Park is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Salisbury | |
| St Marys County | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Garrett County |