The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 | $21,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $34,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,080.
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 | $28,380 | 3.88% | 31.75% |
| 2021 | $27,280 | 14.88% | - |
| 2020 | $23,220 | 0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $23,070 | 1.30% | - |
| 2018 | $22,770 | -0.40% | - |
| 2017 | $22,860 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $22,170 | 10.42% | - |
| 2015 | $19,860 | 3.12% | - |
| 2014 | $19,240 | 0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $19,230 | -0.73% | - |
| 2012 | $19,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,380 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.