The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $20,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,430 | 4.87% | 23.09% |
| 2021 | $22,290 | 6.73% | - |
| 2020 | $20,790 | -6.59% | - |
| 2019 | $22,160 | 5.60% | - |
| 2018 | $20,920 | 1.43% | - |
| 2017 | $20,620 | 6.79% | - |
| 2016 | $19,220 | -1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $19,530 | 3.02% | - |
| 2014 | $18,940 | -0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $18,990 | 5.11% | - |
| 2012 | $18,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,430 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Augusta-Richmond County is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.