The annual salary statistics of chefs and head cooks in Jacksonville, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chefs and head cooks in Jacksonville 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 | $39,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chefs and head cooks in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,960.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,780 in Jacksonville is in the middle of salary range for chefs and head cooks in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of chefs and head cooks in Jacksonville is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.