The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $18,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,040.
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 | $22,790 | 6.45% | 21.37% |
| 2021 | $21,320 | -4.78% | - |
| 2020 | $22,340 | 5.28% | - |
| 2019 | $21,160 | 9.83% | - |
| 2018 | $19,080 | 3.93% | - |
| 2017 | $18,330 | 2.62% | - |
| 2016 | $17,850 | -1.46% | - |
| 2015 | $18,110 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $17,720 | -0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $17,770 | -0.84% | - |
| 2012 | $17,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,790 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 23.7 percent (23.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.