The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant 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 | $21,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $35,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,120.
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 | $28,220 | 3.01% | 31.82% |
| 2021 | $27,370 | 12.53% | - |
| 2020 | $23,940 | 7.48% | - |
| 2019 | $22,150 | -3.34% | - |
| 2018 | $22,890 | 5.77% | - |
| 2017 | $21,570 | 1.30% | - |
| 2016 | $21,290 | 2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $20,830 | 3.07% | - |
| 2014 | $20,190 | 3.86% | - |
| 2013 | $19,410 | 0.88% | - |
| 2012 | $19,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,220 in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.