The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $20,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,750 | 0.61% | 23.07% |
| 2016 | $24,600 | 13.41% | - |
| 2015 | $21,300 | 7.18% | - |
| 2014 | $19,770 | 2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $19,190 | 0.78% | - |
| 2012 | $19,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,750 in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 25.3 percent (25.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.