The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in York-Hanover 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 | $21,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,240.
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 | $29,330 | 1.47% | 27.55% |
| 2021 | $28,900 | 2.32% | - |
| 2020 | $28,230 | 12.04% | - |
| 2019 | $24,830 | 4.23% | - |
| 2018 | $23,780 | -1.18% | - |
| 2017 | $24,060 | -0.46% | - |
| 2016 | $24,170 | 5.71% | - |
| 2015 | $22,790 | 3.60% | - |
| 2014 | $21,970 | 10.20% | - |
| 2013 | $19,730 | -7.70% | - |
| 2012 | $21,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,330 in York-Hanover is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in York-Hanover is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 25.3 percent (25.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.