The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $29,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,170.
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 | $34,900 | 12.98% | 36.68% |
| 2021 | $30,370 | 0.30% | - |
| 2020 | $30,280 | 1.52% | - |
| 2019 | $29,820 | 6.71% | - |
| 2018 | $27,820 | 7.87% | - |
| 2017 | $25,630 | 5.31% | - |
| 2016 | $24,270 | -6.59% | - |
| 2015 | $25,870 | 6.92% | - |
| 2014 | $24,080 | 3.24% | - |
| 2013 | $23,300 | 5.15% | - |
| 2012 | $22,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,900 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.