The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $21,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $33,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,670.
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 | $27,360 | 8.88% | 32.60% |
| 2021 | $24,930 | -2.73% | - |
| 2020 | $25,610 | 6.05% | - |
| 2019 | $24,060 | 2.78% | - |
| 2018 | $23,390 | 17.70% | - |
| 2017 | $19,250 | 2.34% | - |
| 2016 | $18,800 | 5.05% | - |
| 2015 | $17,850 | 0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $17,810 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $17,730 | -4.00% | - |
| 2012 | $18,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,360 in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 34.3 percent (34.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.