The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 | $33,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $47,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,520 | 4.05% | 37.71% |
| 2021 | $36,000 | 13.72% | - |
| 2020 | $31,060 | 4.12% | - |
| 2019 | $29,780 | 9.70% | - |
| 2018 | $26,890 | 5.99% | - |
| 2017 | $25,280 | 3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $24,290 | -3.50% | - |
| 2015 | $25,140 | 6.92% | - |
| 2014 | $23,400 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $22,970 | -1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $23,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,520 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.