The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant 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 | $22,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $38,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,440.
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 | $30,540 | 3.77% | 22.46% |
| 2021 | $29,390 | 9.12% | - |
| 2020 | $26,710 | 2.96% | - |
| 2019 | $25,920 | -3.05% | - |
| 2018 | $26,710 | 4.08% | - |
| 2017 | $25,620 | 8.90% | - |
| 2016 | $23,340 | 3.94% | - |
| 2015 | $22,420 | -1.52% | - |
| 2014 | $22,760 | 0.44% | - |
| 2013 | $22,660 | -4.50% | - |
| 2012 | $23,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,540 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.