The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 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 | $26,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,630.
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 | $28,780 | 4.86% | 36.69% |
| 2021 | $27,380 | 9.13% | - |
| 2020 | $24,880 | 6.35% | - |
| 2019 | $23,300 | 2.23% | - |
| 2018 | $22,780 | 3.03% | - |
| 2017 | $22,090 | 1.63% | - |
| 2016 | $21,730 | -0.14% | - |
| 2015 | $21,760 | 10.75% | - |
| 2014 | $19,420 | 3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $18,780 | 2.98% | - |
| 2012 | $18,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,780 in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 5.5 percent (5.5%) 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 |