The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-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 | $23,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,320 | -1.02% | 3.92% |
| 2016 | $28,610 | -0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $28,720 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $28,070 | 3.38% | - |
| 2013 | $27,120 | -0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $27,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,320 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.