The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria 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 | $19,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $35,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,380 | 12.79% | 27.17% |
| 2021 | $24,750 | -0.36% | - |
| 2020 | $24,840 | 4.03% | - |
| 2019 | $23,840 | 0.63% | - |
| 2018 | $23,690 | 3.42% | - |
| 2017 | $22,880 | 2.49% | - |
| 2016 | $22,310 | 5.92% | - |
| 2015 | $20,990 | 7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $19,410 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $19,140 | -7.99% | - |
| 2012 | $20,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,380 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 35.0 percent (35.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.