The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $18,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,750 | 11.96% | 27.26% |
| 2021 | $22,670 | -8.12% | - |
| 2020 | $24,510 | 5.51% | - |
| 2019 | $23,160 | 6.22% | - |
| 2018 | $21,720 | 6.40% | - |
| 2017 | $20,330 | 5.71% | - |
| 2016 | $19,170 | -15.34% | - |
| 2015 | $22,110 | 16.64% | - |
| 2014 | $18,430 | 1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $18,110 | -3.42% | - |
| 2012 | $18,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,750 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.