The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
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 | $27,940 | 7.09% | 18.22% |
| 2021 | $25,960 | 11.79% | - |
| 2020 | $22,900 | 16.24% | - |
| 2019 | $19,180 | -19.66% | - |
| 2018 | $22,950 | 12.20% | - |
| 2017 | $20,150 | 4.47% | - |
| 2016 | $19,250 | 0.68% | - |
| 2015 | $19,120 | -24.84% | - |
| 2014 | $23,870 | 0.75% | - |
| 2013 | $23,690 | 3.55% | - |
| 2012 | $22,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,940 in Atlantic City-Hammonton is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Atlantic City-Hammonton is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Edison-New Brunswick.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Ocean City | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Camden | |
| Wilmington | |
| Edison-New Brunswick |