The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order 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 | $23,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $39,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $23,820 | -5.75% | -32.41% |
| 2020 | $25,190 | -25.21% | - |
| 2019 | $31,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,820 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 19.8 percent (19.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jefferson City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| St Louis | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Joseph | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Kansas City | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Joplin | |
| Columbia | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jefferson City |