The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $22,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,580.
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 | $29,600 | 3.61% | 34.86% |
| 2021 | $28,530 | 12.09% | - |
| 2020 | $25,080 | 0.40% | - |
| 2019 | $24,980 | 0.16% | - |
| 2018 | $24,940 | 2.97% | - |
| 2017 | $24,200 | 5.12% | - |
| 2016 | $22,960 | 4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $21,840 | 4.62% | - |
| 2014 | $20,830 | 2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $20,260 | 4.84% | - |
| 2012 | $19,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,600 in San Antonio-New Braunfels is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.