The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $27,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,320. 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 | $27,320 | 14.97% | 34.04% |
| 2021 | $23,230 | -52.35% | - |
| 2020 | $35,390 | 42.81% | - |
| 2019 | $20,240 | 10.92% | - |
| 2018 | $18,030 | -0.72% | - |
| 2017 | $18,160 | 0.77% | - |
| 2016 | $18,020 | 1.05% | - |
| 2015 | $17,830 | -1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $18,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,320 in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 Staunton-Waynesboro is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.