The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $19,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $34,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,070.
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 | $25,790 | 32.30% | 30.40% |
| 2021 | $17,460 | -59.28% | - |
| 2020 | $27,810 | 5.00% | - |
| 2019 | $26,420 | 1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $25,910 | 1.58% | - |
| 2017 | $25,500 | 5.96% | - |
| 2016 | $23,980 | -8.55% | - |
| 2015 | $26,030 | 2.00% | - |
| 2014 | $25,510 | 24.38% | - |
| 2013 | $19,290 | 6.95% | - |
| 2012 | $17,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,790 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.