The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fast food cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $30,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,790.
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 | $34,300 | 9.10% | 42.24% |
| 2021 | $31,180 | 3.82% | - |
| 2020 | $29,990 | 13.27% | - |
| 2019 | $26,010 | 4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $24,960 | 0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $24,790 | -1.05% | - |
| 2016 | $25,050 | 18.60% | - |
| 2015 | $20,390 | 4.02% | - |
| 2014 | $19,570 | 0.66% | - |
| 2013 | $19,440 | -1.90% | - |
| 2012 | $19,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,300 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.