The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 | $19,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $31,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,200.
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 | $26,630 | 13.29% | 33.05% |
| 2021 | $23,090 | 16.37% | - |
| 2020 | $19,310 | -1.66% | - |
| 2019 | $19,630 | 1.02% | - |
| 2018 | $19,430 | -1.96% | - |
| 2017 | $19,810 | 1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $19,470 | 4.83% | - |
| 2015 | $18,530 | -0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $18,560 | 3.34% | - |
| 2013 | $17,940 | 0.61% | - |
| 2012 | $17,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,630 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Brownsville-Harlingen is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.