The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $18,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,720.
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 | $22,150 | 17.83% | 21.81% |
| 2021 | $18,200 | -1.21% | - |
| 2020 | $18,420 | 2.55% | - |
| 2019 | $17,950 | 1.62% | - |
| 2018 | $17,660 | -1.87% | - |
| 2017 | $17,990 | 1.11% | - |
| 2016 | $17,790 | 2.75% | - |
| 2015 | $17,300 | -1.50% | - |
| 2013 | $17,560 | 1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $17,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,150 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greensboro-High Point.