The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $23,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,570 | 2.47% | 27.97% |
| 2021 | $26,890 | 18.15% | - |
| 2020 | $22,010 | -2.77% | - |
| 2019 | $22,620 | -0.49% | - |
| 2018 | $22,730 | 11.13% | - |
| 2017 | $20,200 | 3.07% | - |
| 2016 | $19,580 | 3.58% | - |
| 2015 | $18,880 | -5.08% | - |
| 2014 | $19,840 | -4.99% | - |
| 2013 | $20,830 | 4.66% | - |
| 2012 | $19,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,570 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Joplin.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| St Louis | |
| Kansas City | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Columbia | |
| St Joseph | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jefferson City | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Joplin |