The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Winston-Salem 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 | $19,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,770.
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 | $21,580 | 14.55% | 19.60% |
| 2021 | $18,440 | -2.60% | - |
| 2020 | $18,920 | -2.01% | - |
| 2019 | $19,300 | 5.65% | - |
| 2018 | $18,210 | 2.20% | - |
| 2017 | $17,810 | -3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $18,460 | 1.68% | - |
| 2015 | $18,150 | -0.44% | - |
| 2014 | $18,230 | 3.13% | - |
| 2013 | $17,660 | 1.76% | - |
| 2012 | $17,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,580 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greensboro-High Point.