The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Bloomsburg-Berwick 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 | $17,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,340.
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 | $23,700 | 4.60% | 22.19% |
| 2021 | $22,610 | -4.29% | - |
| 2020 | $23,580 | 21.80% | - |
| 2016 | $18,440 | 3.74% | - |
| 2015 | $17,750 | -3.89% | - |
| 2012 | $18,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,700 in Bloomsburg-Berwick 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 Bloomsburg-Berwick is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.