The annual salary statistics of institution and cafeteria cooks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of institution and cafeteria cooks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $26,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for institution and cafeteria cooks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of institution and cafeteria cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $33,520 | -0.15% | 8.05% |
| 2016 | $33,570 | 4.05% | - |
| 2015 | $32,210 | 4.91% | - |
| 2014 | $30,630 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $30,030 | -2.63% | - |
| 2012 | $30,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,520 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for institution and cafeteria cooks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of institution and cafeteria cooks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.