The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $31,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,010.
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 | $35,310 | 8.10% | 36.76% |
| 2021 | $32,450 | 1.97% | - |
| 2020 | $31,810 | 6.38% | - |
| 2019 | $29,780 | 25.02% | - |
| 2015 | $22,330 | 2.10% | - |
| 2014 | $21,860 | -2.15% | - |
| 2012 | $22,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,310, Mount Vernon-Anacortes is the second highest paying city for fast food cooks in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $37,640). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of fast food cooks in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower.