The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $20,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,370 | 8.37% | 19.51% |
| 2021 | $25,080 | 1.44% | - |
| 2020 | $24,720 | 3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $23,790 | 3.91% | - |
| 2018 | $22,860 | 6.65% | - |
| 2017 | $21,340 | 1.59% | - |
| 2016 | $21,000 | 1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $20,750 | -0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $20,840 | 5.28% | - |
| 2013 | $19,740 | -11.60% | - |
| 2012 | $22,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,370 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.