The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $21,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,270.
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 | $28,750 | 6.26% | 24.35% |
| 2021 | $26,950 | 1.30% | - |
| 2020 | $26,600 | 10.90% | - |
| 2019 | $23,700 | 1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $23,340 | 1.89% | - |
| 2017 | $22,900 | -4.02% | - |
| 2016 | $23,820 | 10.12% | - |
| 2015 | $21,410 | 0.42% | - |
| 2014 | $21,320 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $20,880 | -4.17% | - |
| 2012 | $21,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,750 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.