The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $30,150 | 3.62% | 23.12% |
| 2021 | $29,060 | 0.65% | - |
| 2020 | $28,870 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $28,700 | 4.70% | - |
| 2018 | $27,350 | 6.84% | - |
| 2017 | $25,480 | 9.03% | - |
| 2016 | $23,180 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $22,600 | -2.57% | - |
| 2012 | $23,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,150 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.