The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Newark-Union 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 | $18,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $20,000 | 4.05% | 5.20% |
| 2016 | $19,190 | -2.66% | - |
| 2015 | $19,700 | -5.18% | - |
| 2014 | $20,720 | 4.63% | - |
| 2013 | $19,760 | 4.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,000 in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.