The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $22,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,590.
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 | $30,290 | 5.68% | 35.85% |
| 2021 | $28,570 | 13.20% | - |
| 2020 | $24,800 | -4.64% | - |
| 2019 | $25,950 | 1.85% | - |
| 2018 | $25,470 | 2.55% | - |
| 2017 | $24,820 | 7.21% | - |
| 2016 | $23,030 | 4.69% | - |
| 2015 | $21,950 | 1.59% | - |
| 2014 | $21,600 | 5.19% | - |
| 2013 | $20,480 | 5.13% | - |
| 2012 | $19,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,290 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.