The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $21,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,110.
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 | $26,330 | 7.52% | 32.81% |
| 2021 | $24,350 | 13.72% | - |
| 2020 | $21,010 | -0.38% | - |
| 2019 | $21,090 | 3.79% | - |
| 2018 | $20,290 | 2.81% | - |
| 2017 | $19,720 | 2.59% | - |
| 2016 | $19,210 | 3.12% | - |
| 2015 | $18,610 | 2.69% | - |
| 2014 | $18,110 | 1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $17,840 | 0.84% | - |
| 2012 | $17,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,330 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.