The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $20,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,000.
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 | $21,890 | -1.69% | 5.07% |
| 2021 | $22,260 | 13.03% | - |
| 2020 | $19,360 | 2.01% | - |
| 2019 | $18,970 | 3.06% | - |
| 2018 | $18,390 | -17.67% | - |
| 2017 | $21,640 | 7.21% | - |
| 2016 | $20,080 | 4.23% | - |
| 2015 | $19,230 | 7.80% | - |
| 2014 | $17,730 | -7.73% | - |
| 2013 | $19,100 | -8.80% | - |
| 2012 | $20,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,890 in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greensboro-High Point.