The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order 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 | $19,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $26,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,970.
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 | $23,130 | -24.77% | 23.43% |
| 2021 | $28,860 | -19.72% | - |
| 2020 | $34,550 | -1.10% | - |
| 2019 | $34,930 | 25.39% | - |
| 2018 | $26,060 | 29.13% | - |
| 2017 | $18,470 | 1.52% | - |
| 2016 | $18,190 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $18,000 | -6.39% | - |
| 2014 | $19,150 | 4.18% | - |
| 2013 | $18,350 | 3.49% | - |
| 2012 | $17,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,130 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.