The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 | $17,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,890.
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 | $25,540 | 14.64% | 25.14% |
| 2021 | $21,800 | 11.06% | - |
| 2020 | $19,390 | 1.55% | - |
| 2019 | $19,090 | -8.28% | - |
| 2017 | $20,670 | 7.50% | - |
| 2016 | $19,120 | 4.81% | - |
| 2015 | $18,200 | -5.05% | - |
| 2012 | $19,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,540 in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 Chambersburg-Waynesboro is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.