The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in 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 | $16,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $22,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in 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 $27,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $19,250 | 3.27% | 8.47% |
| 2016 | $18,620 | 1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $18,300 | 1.69% | - |
| 2014 | $17,990 | 0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $17,830 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $17,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,250 in 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 28.2 percent (28.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.