The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria 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 | $22,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $50,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,850 | 5.08% | 10.24% |
| 2016 | $33,080 | 2.00% | - |
| 2015 | $32,420 | -6.26% | - |
| 2014 | $34,450 | 3.80% | - |
| 2013 | $33,140 | 5.61% | - |
| 2012 | $31,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,850 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Nassau-Suffolk is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.