The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $25,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,900 | 9.08% | 15.37% |
| 2016 | $20,820 | 6.53% | - |
| 2015 | $19,460 | 0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $19,370 | 0.52% | - |
| 2013 | $19,270 | -0.57% | - |
| 2012 | $19,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,900 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.