The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant 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 | $30,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $47,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,510 | 14.11% | 34.35% |
| 2021 | $31,360 | 5.55% | - |
| 2020 | $29,620 | 3.51% | - |
| 2019 | $28,580 | 1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $28,280 | 6.65% | - |
| 2017 | $26,400 | 5.19% | - |
| 2016 | $25,030 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $24,800 | 3.71% | - |
| 2014 | $23,880 | -0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $23,950 | -0.08% | - |
| 2012 | $23,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,510 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.