The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of restaurant cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $24,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,200 | 6.25% | 31.06% |
| 2021 | $29,250 | 7.38% | - |
| 2020 | $27,090 | -0.96% | - |
| 2019 | $27,350 | 3.25% | - |
| 2018 | $26,460 | 6.69% | - |
| 2017 | $24,690 | 3.52% | - |
| 2016 | $23,820 | 4.87% | - |
| 2015 | $22,660 | 0.97% | - |
| 2014 | $22,440 | 2.94% | - |
| 2013 | $21,780 | 1.24% | - |
| 2012 | $21,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,200 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.