The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant 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 | $24,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant 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 $39,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,060 | 8.05% | 16.84% |
| 2016 | $29,480 | 4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $28,040 | 3.71% | - |
| 2014 | $27,000 | 2.15% | - |
| 2013 | $26,420 | -0.91% | - |
| 2012 | $26,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,060 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.