The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order cooks in 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 | $17,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in 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 $29,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $21,670 | 1.62% | 15.41% |
| 2016 | $21,320 | 5.53% | - |
| 2015 | $20,140 | 0.35% | - |
| 2014 | $20,070 | 4.04% | - |
| 2013 | $19,260 | 4.83% | - |
| 2012 | $18,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,670 in 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 15.0 percent (15.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.