The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $25,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,650.
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 | $32,330 | 7.49% | 42.65% |
| 2021 | $29,910 | 22.63% | - |
| 2020 | $23,140 | -2.90% | - |
| 2019 | $23,810 | 8.11% | - |
| 2018 | $21,880 | 12.11% | - |
| 2017 | $19,230 | -0.21% | - |
| 2016 | $19,270 | -1.40% | - |
| 2015 | $19,540 | -7.73% | - |
| 2014 | $21,050 | 9.74% | - |
| 2013 | $19,000 | 2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $18,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,330, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for short order cooks in state of Tennessee, followed by Chattanooga (median annual salary $29,910). In comparison, the median annual salary of short order cooks in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in Chattanooga.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Clarksville | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Johnson City | |
| Jackson |