The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $19,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $28,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,140.
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 | $23,700 | -2.95% | 10.34% |
| 2021 | $24,400 | 22.21% | - |
| 2019 | $18,980 | 4.53% | - |
| 2018 | $18,120 | 2.59% | - |
| 2017 | $17,650 | -5.33% | - |
| 2016 | $18,590 | 1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $18,350 | 2.23% | - |
| 2014 | $17,940 | -3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $18,590 | -14.31% | - |
| 2012 | $21,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,700 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.