The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $21,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $34,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,560 | -9.43% | 28.48% |
| 2021 | $30,160 | 7.69% | - |
| 2020 | $27,840 | 8.08% | - |
| 2019 | $25,590 | 4.53% | - |
| 2018 | $24,430 | -11.01% | - |
| 2017 | $27,120 | 0.59% | - |
| 2016 | $26,960 | 14.47% | - |
| 2015 | $23,060 | -10.62% | - |
| 2014 | $25,510 | 19.44% | - |
| 2013 | $20,550 | 4.09% | - |
| 2012 | $19,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,560 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Durham-Chapel Hill is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.