The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of restaurant cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $37,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,470.
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 | $44,730 | 13.19% | 41.38% |
| 2021 | $38,830 | 5.18% | - |
| 2020 | $36,820 | 2.99% | - |
| 2019 | $35,720 | 5.43% | - |
| 2018 | $33,780 | 7.05% | - |
| 2017 | $31,400 | 7.39% | - |
| 2016 | $29,080 | 4.85% | - |
| 2015 | $27,670 | 3.87% | - |
| 2014 | $26,600 | 2.44% | - |
| 2013 | $25,950 | -1.04% | - |
| 2012 | $26,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,730, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for restaurant cooks in state of Washington, followed by Mount Vernon-Anacortes (median annual salary $38,150). In comparison, the median annual salary of restaurant cooks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in Mount Vernon-Anacortes.