The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $18,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,270.
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 | $22,870 | 18.89% | 6.60% |
| 2020 | $18,550 | 1.83% | - |
| 2019 | $18,210 | -56.34% | - |
| 2018 | $28,470 | 28.73% | - |
| 2017 | $20,290 | 7.05% | - |
| 2016 | $18,860 | 5.83% | - |
| 2015 | $17,760 | -5.91% | - |
| 2014 | $18,810 | 0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $18,800 | -13.62% | - |
| 2012 | $21,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,870 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.