The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant 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 | $22,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $37,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,990 | 2.03% | 40.58% |
| 2021 | $29,380 | 14.40% | - |
| 2020 | $25,150 | 8.79% | - |
| 2019 | $22,940 | 6.63% | - |
| 2018 | $21,420 | 10.78% | - |
| 2017 | $19,110 | -0.52% | - |
| 2016 | $19,210 | 2.08% | - |
| 2015 | $18,810 | 0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $18,690 | 3.10% | - |
| 2013 | $18,110 | 1.60% | - |
| 2012 | $17,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,990 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 38.1 percent (38.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.