The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $27,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $39,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,810.
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 | $34,250 | 11.82% | 46.83% |
| 2021 | $30,200 | 3.01% | - |
| 2020 | $29,290 | 8.06% | - |
| 2019 | $26,930 | 14.74% | - |
| 2018 | $22,960 | 0.04% | - |
| 2017 | $22,950 | -5.14% | - |
| 2016 | $24,130 | 3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $23,400 | 14.32% | - |
| 2014 | $20,050 | 5.14% | - |
| 2013 | $19,020 | 4.26% | - |
| 2012 | $18,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,250, Atlantic City-Hammonton is the second highest paying city for short order cooks in state of New Jersey, following the highest paying city Ocean City (median annual salary of $35,460). Compared with Ocean City, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Atlantic City-Hammonton is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ocean City | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Edison-New Brunswick | |
| Wilmington | |
| Camden |