The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant 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 | $20,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $44,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26,800 | -1.98% | 0.41% |
| 2016 | $27,330 | -5.85% | - |
| 2015 | $28,930 | -3.25% | - |
| 2014 | $29,870 | 6.03% | - |
| 2013 | $28,070 | 4.92% | - |
| 2012 | $26,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,800 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Nassau-Suffolk is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.