The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Florence, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Florence 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 | $19,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Florence, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,390.
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 | $25,730 | 7.46% | 31.79% |
| 2021 | $23,810 | -0.55% | - |
| 2020 | $23,940 | -6.31% | - |
| 2019 | $25,450 | 16.19% | - |
| 2018 | $21,330 | 12.94% | - |
| 2016 | $18,570 | 4.79% | - |
| 2015 | $17,680 | 1.19% | - |
| 2014 | $17,470 | -1.66% | - |
| 2013 | $17,760 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $17,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,730 in Florence 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 Florence is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.