The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $27,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,670.
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 | $28,290 | -4.45% | 35.10% |
| 2021 | $29,550 | 14.04% | - |
| 2020 | $25,400 | 3.86% | - |
| 2019 | $24,420 | 1.76% | - |
| 2018 | $23,990 | 10.21% | - |
| 2017 | $21,540 | 7.57% | - |
| 2016 | $19,910 | 1.41% | - |
| 2015 | $19,630 | 1.94% | - |
| 2014 | $19,250 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $18,910 | 2.91% | - |
| 2012 | $18,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,290 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.