The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant 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 | $20,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $37,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,940.
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 | $28,960 | 2.28% | 15.44% |
| 2021 | $28,300 | 3.53% | - |
| 2020 | $27,300 | 5.60% | - |
| 2019 | $25,770 | 0.12% | - |
| 2018 | $25,740 | 6.18% | - |
| 2017 | $24,150 | 0.95% | - |
| 2016 | $23,920 | 4.93% | - |
| 2015 | $22,740 | -3.69% | - |
| 2014 | $23,580 | -2.33% | - |
| 2013 | $24,130 | -1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $24,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,960 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.