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Restaurant Cooks Salary in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Restaurant Cooks in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,250
25th Percentile Wage	$19,000
50th Percentile Wage	$22,950
75th Percentile Wage	$27,840
90th Percentile Wage	$29,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$22,950	3.40%	22.61%
2021	$22,170	-1.89%	-
2020	$22,590	8.94%	-
2019	$20,570	5.20%	-
2018	$19,500	2.00%	-
2017	$19,110	-3.51%	-
2016	$19,780	4.75%	-
2015	$18,840	0.11%	-
2014	$18,820	5.47%	-
2013	$17,790	0.17%	-
2012	$17,760	-	-

Table 2. Compare Restaurant Cooks Salary in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,950 in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Mississippi. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pascagoula.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Jackson	$27,910
Gulfport-Biloxi	$27,860
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27,040
Hattiesburg	$25,680
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$24,960
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$22,950
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$22,460
Pascagoula	$19,060