The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $28,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,230.
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 | $35,030 | 15.24% | 33.00% |
| 2021 | $29,690 | 5.86% | - |
| 2020 | $27,950 | 6.65% | - |
| 2019 | $26,090 | 1.88% | - |
| 2018 | $25,600 | 1.88% | - |
| 2017 | $25,120 | 4.10% | - |
| 2016 | $24,090 | -0.50% | - |
| 2015 | $24,210 | 6.57% | - |
| 2014 | $22,620 | -3.85% | - |
| 2013 | $23,490 | 0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $23,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,030 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.