The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of institution and cafeteria 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 | $25,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $42,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,340 | 6.25% | 26.80% |
| 2021 | $33,130 | 13.10% | - |
| 2020 | $28,790 | -0.66% | - |
| 2019 | $28,980 | 2.00% | - |
| 2018 | $28,400 | 0.21% | - |
| 2017 | $28,340 | 6.56% | - |
| 2016 | $26,480 | 1.02% | - |
| 2015 | $26,210 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $25,980 | -3.43% | - |
| 2013 | $26,870 | 3.72% | - |
| 2012 | $25,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,340 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 37.7 percent (37.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.