The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $17,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,260.
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 | $22,730 | 2.99% | 20.02% |
| 2021 | $22,050 | 1.32% | - |
| 2020 | $21,760 | 6.53% | - |
| 2018 | $20,340 | 6.34% | - |
| 2017 | $19,050 | 4.57% | - |
| 2016 | $18,180 | 1.10% | - |
| 2015 | $17,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2014 | $17,980 | 2.11% | - |
| 2013 | $17,600 | -3.30% | - |
| 2012 | $18,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,730 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 16.5 percent (16.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.