The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $16,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20,940 | 10.12% | 12.56% |
| 2020 | $18,820 | 0.58% | - |
| 2019 | $18,710 | -2.57% | - |
| 2018 | $19,190 | -18.76% | - |
| 2017 | $22,790 | 17.20% | - |
| 2016 | $18,870 | 6.41% | - |
| 2015 | $17,660 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $17,280 | -2.84% | - |
| 2013 | $17,770 | -3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $18,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,940 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.