The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 | $19,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,810.
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 | $21,380 | 0.23% | 16.93% |
| 2021 | $21,330 | 2.63% | - |
| 2020 | $20,770 | -10.21% | - |
| 2019 | $22,890 | 11.84% | - |
| 2018 | $20,180 | 4.91% | - |
| 2017 | $19,190 | 3.70% | - |
| 2016 | $18,480 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $18,310 | 0.71% | - |
| 2014 | $18,180 | -1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $18,450 | 3.74% | - |
| 2012 | $17,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,380 in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.