The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $18,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $24,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $24,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $19,810 | 3.58% | 5.15% |
| 2016 | $19,100 | 2.51% | - |
| 2015 | $18,620 | 1.83% | - |
| 2014 | $18,280 | -0.44% | - |
| 2013 | $18,360 | -2.34% | - |
| 2012 | $18,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,810 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Battle Creek.