The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria 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 | $22,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $42,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,420.
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 | $33,280 | 9.86% | 26.65% |
| 2021 | $30,000 | 13.07% | - |
| 2020 | $26,080 | 3.80% | - |
| 2019 | $25,090 | 2.23% | - |
| 2018 | $24,530 | -15.21% | - |
| 2017 | $28,260 | -0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $28,510 | 2.70% | - |
| 2015 | $27,740 | 4.61% | - |
| 2014 | $26,460 | 5.86% | - |
| 2013 | $24,910 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $24,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,280 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.