The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $16,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $20,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $23,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $23,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18,990 | -0.05% | 5.48% |
| 2019 | $19,000 | -1.16% | - |
| 2018 | $19,220 | 1.82% | - |
| 2017 | $18,870 | 2.65% | - |
| 2016 | $18,370 | 1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $18,110 | -0.61% | - |
| 2014 | $18,220 | 1.04% | - |
| 2013 | $18,030 | 0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $17,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,990, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Texas, following city of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $26,800). In comparison, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.