The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $17,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,460.
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 | $22,280 | 17.41% | 18.54% |
| 2021 | $18,400 | -1.96% | - |
| 2020 | $18,760 | -17.91% | - |
| 2019 | $22,120 | -2.35% | - |
| 2018 | $22,640 | -2.65% | - |
| 2017 | $23,240 | 9.64% | - |
| 2016 | $21,000 | 7.76% | - |
| 2015 | $19,370 | 7.54% | - |
| 2014 | $17,910 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $17,580 | -3.24% | - |
| 2012 | $18,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,280 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 17.3 percent (17.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.