The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Dover-Durham 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 | $26,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,820 | 34.20% | 39.62% |
| 2020 | $20,280 | -45.32% | - |
| 2019 | $29,470 | 8.72% | - |
| 2018 | $26,900 | 30.82% | - |
| 2016 | $18,610 | -2.47% | - |
| 2015 | $19,070 | 2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $18,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,820, Dover-Durham is the second highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Portsmouth (median annual salary of $32,400). Compared with Portsmouth, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Dover-Durham is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.