The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of institution and cafeteria 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 | $18,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $35,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $22,650 | -7.20% | 18.19% |
| 2021 | $24,280 | 5.11% | - |
| 2020 | $23,040 | 1.35% | - |
| 2019 | $22,730 | 4.88% | - |
| 2018 | $21,620 | 7.26% | - |
| 2017 | $20,050 | 4.14% | - |
| 2016 | $19,220 | 1.25% | - |
| 2015 | $18,980 | -0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $19,120 | -2.67% | - |
| 2013 | $19,630 | 5.60% | - |
| 2012 | $18,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,650 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen is 31.5 percent (31.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Odessa.