The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in York-Hanover 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 | $18,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,280.
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 | $22,950 | 2.14% | 20.78% |
| 2021 | $22,460 | 14.51% | - |
| 2020 | $19,200 | 1.93% | - |
| 2019 | $18,830 | 2.07% | - |
| 2018 | $18,440 | -1.36% | - |
| 2013 | $18,690 | 2.73% | - |
| 2012 | $18,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,950 in York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.