The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fast food cooks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $28,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,000.
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 | $33,770 | 9.33% | 42.82% |
| 2021 | $30,620 | -10.61% | - |
| 2020 | $33,870 | 10.69% | - |
| 2019 | $30,250 | 12.86% | - |
| 2018 | $26,360 | 10.89% | - |
| 2017 | $23,490 | 7.83% | - |
| 2016 | $21,650 | 7.71% | - |
| 2015 | $19,980 | 1.05% | - |
| 2014 | $19,770 | 1.67% | - |
| 2013 | $19,440 | 0.67% | - |
| 2012 | $19,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,770 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.