The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $22,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,620 | 15.82% | 30.20% |
| 2021 | $22,410 | 9.24% | - |
| 2020 | $20,340 | -6.74% | - |
| 2019 | $21,710 | -1.38% | - |
| 2018 | $22,010 | -2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $22,490 | 0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $22,360 | 9.53% | - |
| 2015 | $20,230 | 2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $19,740 | 5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $18,710 | 0.69% | - |
| 2012 | $18,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,620 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.