The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $18,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $22,960 | 19.03% | 22.56% |
| 2021 | $18,590 | -0.27% | - |
| 2020 | $18,640 | 2.63% | - |
| 2019 | $18,150 | -2.92% | - |
| 2018 | $18,680 | 0.64% | - |
| 2017 | $18,560 | 1.35% | - |
| 2016 | $18,310 | 1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $17,990 | 1.28% | - |
| 2014 | $17,760 | -0.56% | - |
| 2013 | $17,860 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $17,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,960 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Augusta-Richmond County is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.