The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria 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 | $17,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria 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 $37,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,300.
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 | $26,160 | -9.17% | 20.68% |
| 2021 | $28,560 | 21.67% | - |
| 2020 | $22,370 | 3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $21,620 | 6.94% | - |
| 2018 | $20,120 | -5.32% | - |
| 2017 | $21,190 | 8.02% | - |
| 2016 | $19,490 | -5.95% | - |
| 2015 | $20,650 | 0.53% | - |
| 2014 | $20,540 | -1.90% | - |
| 2013 | $20,930 | 0.86% | - |
| 2012 | $20,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,160 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Odessa.