The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $25,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25,910 | 10.81% | 31.46% |
| 2019 | $23,110 | 9.95% | - |
| 2018 | $20,810 | 7.11% | - |
| 2017 | $19,330 | -18.99% | - |
| 2016 | $23,000 | 22.17% | - |
| 2013 | $17,900 | 0.78% | - |
| 2012 | $17,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,910, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $31,300). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Lewiston-Auburn is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |