The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $16,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,800 | 11.49% | 32.39% |
| 2021 | $23,720 | 6.96% | - |
| 2020 | $22,070 | 1.95% | - |
| 2019 | $21,640 | 7.76% | - |
| 2018 | $19,960 | 4.61% | - |
| 2017 | $19,040 | 2.57% | - |
| 2016 | $18,550 | 1.46% | - |
| 2015 | $18,280 | 1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $18,080 | 1.33% | - |
| 2013 | $17,840 | -1.57% | - |
| 2012 | $18,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,800, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Texas, followed by Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $26,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area.