The annual salary statistics of short order cooks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of short order cooks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $33,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for short order cooks in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of short order cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,550 | 11.65% | 37.95% |
| 2021 | $31,410 | -1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $31,910 | 11.78% | - |
| 2019 | $28,150 | 11.97% | - |
| 2018 | $24,780 | 5.81% | - |
| 2017 | $23,340 | 0.73% | - |
| 2016 | $23,170 | 1.68% | - |
| 2015 | $22,780 | 2.59% | - |
| 2014 | $22,190 | 2.52% | - |
| 2013 | $21,630 | -1.99% | - |
| 2012 | $22,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,550 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.