The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Bloomsburg-Berwick 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 | $20,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,800 | 2.64% | 9.86% |
| 2021 | $28,040 | 11.59% | - |
| 2020 | $24,790 | 2.18% | - |
| 2019 | $24,250 | 5.77% | - |
| 2018 | $22,850 | -14.66% | - |
| 2017 | $26,200 | 0.92% | - |
| 2016 | $25,960 | 0.23% | - |
| 2015 | $25,900 | -0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $25,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,800 in Bloomsburg-Berwick is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Bloomsburg-Berwick is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.