The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $20,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,430.
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 | $26,020 | 14.91% | 31.82% |
| 2021 | $22,140 | 0.45% | - |
| 2020 | $22,040 | 6.49% | - |
| 2019 | $20,610 | 6.55% | - |
| 2018 | $19,260 | 2.91% | - |
| 2017 | $18,700 | 3.10% | - |
| 2016 | $18,120 | 1.88% | - |
| 2015 | $17,780 | 0.67% | - |
| 2014 | $17,660 | -0.68% | - |
| 2013 | $17,780 | 0.22% | - |
| 2012 | $17,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,020, Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is the second highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $26,060). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is .2 percent (.2%) lower.