The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of short order 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 | $20,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $29,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,420.
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 | $26,500 | 25.28% | 33.32% |
| 2021 | $19,800 | 5.45% | - |
| 2020 | $18,720 | -1.92% | - |
| 2018 | $19,080 | 2.62% | - |
| 2017 | $18,580 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $18,090 | -4.20% | - |
| 2015 | $18,850 | 4.46% | - |
| 2014 | $18,010 | -0.33% | - |
| 2013 | $18,070 | 2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $17,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,500 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 30.5 percent (30.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.