The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Wilmington, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Wilmington 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 | $18,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Wilmington, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,460 | -1.20% | -4.63% |
| 2016 | $22,730 | -1.32% | - |
| 2015 | $23,030 | -1.91% | - |
| 2014 | $23,470 | -3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $24,280 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $23,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,460 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Wilmington is 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ocean City and 9.4 percent (9.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Camden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ocean City | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Edison-New Brunswick | |
| Wilmington | |
| Camden |