The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia 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 $26,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,400 | 15.45% | 32.42% |
| 2021 | $22,320 | 12.14% | - |
| 2020 | $19,610 | -0.97% | - |
| 2019 | $19,800 | -1.01% | - |
| 2018 | $20,000 | 0.80% | - |
| 2017 | $19,840 | 10.08% | - |
| 2016 | $17,840 | -4.54% | - |
| 2015 | $18,650 | 4.34% | - |
| 2012 | $17,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,400 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Richmond | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |