The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $23,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,200.
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 | $28,350 | -0.21% | 37.21% |
| 2021 | $28,410 | 15.07% | - |
| 2020 | $24,130 | -0.21% | - |
| 2019 | $24,180 | 5.87% | - |
| 2018 | $22,760 | 8.83% | - |
| 2017 | $20,750 | 8.34% | - |
| 2016 | $19,020 | -0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $19,200 | 4.01% | - |
| 2014 | $18,430 | -0.54% | - |
| 2013 | $18,530 | 3.94% | - |
| 2012 | $17,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,350 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 38.5 percent (38.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.