The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of short order 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 | $29,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order 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 $43,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30,920 | -2.46% | 19.73% |
| 2020 | $31,680 | 15.85% | - |
| 2019 | $26,660 | 5.21% | - |
| 2018 | $25,270 | 2.45% | - |
| 2017 | $24,650 | 5.72% | - |
| 2016 | $23,240 | 4.04% | - |
| 2015 | $22,300 | 0.63% | - |
| 2014 | $22,160 | 0.81% | - |
| 2013 | $21,980 | -12.92% | - |
| 2012 | $24,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,920 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for short order cooks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of short order cooks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.