The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $19,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $20,680 | -6.67% | 8.41% |
| 2017 | $22,060 | 1.68% | - |
| 2016 | $21,690 | 10.24% | - |
| 2015 | $19,470 | 2.36% | - |
| 2014 | $19,010 | 2.10% | - |
| 2013 | $18,610 | -1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $18,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,680 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Kalamazoo-Portage is 32.2 percent (32.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.