The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of institution and cafeteria 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 | $23,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $36,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,110.
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 | $28,830 | 1.84% | 30.59% |
| 2021 | $28,300 | 6.43% | - |
| 2020 | $26,480 | 8.76% | - |
| 2019 | $24,160 | 2.94% | - |
| 2018 | $23,450 | 3.88% | - |
| 2017 | $22,540 | 0.71% | - |
| 2016 | $22,380 | 7.19% | - |
| 2015 | $20,770 | 4.91% | - |
| 2014 | $19,750 | 2.38% | - |
| 2013 | $19,280 | -3.79% | - |
| 2012 | $20,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,830 in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 23.7 percent (23.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.