The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Texarkana-Texarkana 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 | $17,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,720.
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 | $22,910 | -1.92% | 23.31% |
| 2021 | $23,350 | 10.88% | - |
| 2020 | $20,810 | 4.57% | - |
| 2019 | $19,860 | -2.27% | - |
| 2018 | $20,310 | 3.45% | - |
| 2017 | $19,610 | 5.46% | - |
| 2016 | $18,540 | 3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $17,980 | 1.39% | - |
| 2014 | $17,730 | 0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $17,670 | 0.57% | - |
| 2012 | $17,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,910 in Texarkana-Texarkana 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 Texarkana-Texarkana is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.