The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $21,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,630 | 5.76% | 21.37% |
| 2021 | $22,270 | 14.37% | - |
| 2020 | $19,070 | -9.81% | - |
| 2019 | $20,940 | 4.49% | - |
| 2018 | $20,000 | 6.35% | - |
| 2017 | $18,730 | 2.62% | - |
| 2016 | $18,240 | 2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $17,870 | -5.60% | - |
| 2014 | $18,870 | -3.13% | - |
| 2013 | $19,460 | 4.52% | - |
| 2012 | $18,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,630 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Durham-Chapel Hill is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 9.4 percent (9.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greensboro-High Point.