The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria 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 | $22,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $36,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,410 | 3.60% | 23.56% |
| 2021 | $28,350 | 6.07% | - |
| 2020 | $26,630 | 3.45% | - |
| 2019 | $25,710 | 8.36% | - |
| 2018 | $23,560 | 0.85% | - |
| 2017 | $23,360 | 1.84% | - |
| 2016 | $22,930 | 1.83% | - |
| 2015 | $22,510 | -0.40% | - |
| 2014 | $22,600 | -2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $23,190 | 3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $22,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,410 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Winston-Salem is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.