The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 | $21,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,580.
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 | $28,780 | 2.81% | 33.95% |
| 2021 | $27,970 | 8.15% | - |
| 2020 | $25,690 | 3.00% | - |
| 2019 | $24,920 | 3.69% | - |
| 2018 | $24,000 | 8.25% | - |
| 2017 | $22,020 | 2.50% | - |
| 2016 | $21,470 | 3.87% | - |
| 2015 | $20,640 | 1.94% | - |
| 2014 | $20,240 | 5.04% | - |
| 2013 | $19,220 | 1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $19,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,780 in Beaumont-Port Arthur is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Beaumont-Port Arthur is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.